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Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas is the second book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1847, and a sequel to his first South Sea narrative Typee, also based on the author's experiences in the South Pacific.
Omoo, novel by Herman Melville, published in 1847 as a sequel to his novel Typee. Based on Melville’s own experiences in the South Pacific, this episodic novel, in a more comical vein than that of Typee , tells of the narrator’s participation in a mutiny on a whale ship and his subsequent wanderings in Tahiti with the former doctor of the ship.
Omoo es una novela escrita por Herman Melville en 1847, que narra las aventuras de un joven marinero llamado Tommo en Tahití y otros lugares del Pacífico. En este artículo se realizará un análisis literario exhaustivo de la obra, explorando su estructura, estilo, temas y simbolismo.
Named after the Polynesian term for a rover, or someone who roams from island to island, Omoo chronicles the tumultuous events aboard a South Sea whaling vessel and is based on Melville’s personal experiences as a crew member on a ship sailing the Pacific.
Biografía del autor. Herman Melville (1819–1891) found early success with stories inspired by his adventures in the South Seas. His fortunes declined with the 1851 publication of Moby-Dick, now recognized as a masterpiece but scorned by Melville’s contemporaries. The author was obliged to work as a New York City customs inspector and died ...
Omoo. Herman Melville. Oxford University Press, 1924 - Oceania - 333 pages. A failed mutiny lands the narrator in a Tahitian jail where he and his companion, Doctor Long Ghost, are treated with...
Omoo: Una narrativa de aventuras en los mares del sur es el segundo libro del escritor estadounidense Herman Melville, publicado por primera vez en Londres en 1847, y una secuela de su primer Narrativa del Mar del Sur Typee, también basada en las experiencias del autor en el Pacífico Sur. Tras abandonar la isla de Nuku Hiva, el protagonista ...
