Title Celebrity culture and the myth of Oceania in Britain : 1770-1823 / Ruth Scobie

Published Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 208 pages) : illustrations Series Studies in the eighteenth century Studies in the eighteenth century. Contents Frontcover; Contents; List of Tables and Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: 'See modern Fame'; 1 Otaheite and the scandal of celebrity; 2 The immortality of James Cook; 3 Consuming the Bounty mutiny; 4 Botany Bay and the limits of the public sphere; Epilogue: The 'Unknown Public', and Tahíti as It Was; Bibliography; Index Summary An intriguing case study on how popular images of Oceania, mediated through a developing culture of celebrity, contributed to the formation of British identity both domestically and as a nascent imperial power in the eighteenth century Notes Print version record Subject Celebrities -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Australasian & Pacific history. Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800. HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. HISTORY -- Australia & New Zealand. Celebrities Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781787445062 1787445062

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