Mr Bligh's Bad Language : passion, power, and theatre on the Bounty

By - Dening Greg

Floor - Floor 4

Published - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, Eng., 1992

ISBN 10 - 0521383706

ISBN 13 - 9780521383707

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - history of Australia and Oceania

Shelf No - 6

Call Number - 996.18 DEN

Physical Description - xii, 445 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes - Includes index

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William Bligh was one of the least physically violent disciplinarians in the British Navy, why, then, did he have a mutiny? Mr Bligh's Bad Language is a study of the mutiny on the Bounty, and its role in society and culture. Greg Dening draws on a wide range of influences, including modern cinematic portrayals.

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