Overview
‘. . . a moving, captivating and frightening work. . . . Sullivan re-ignites Cook’s Pacific explorations. . . . This book will make many readers think deeply. . . . Captain Cook In The Underworld really achieves its end through rhythm, intensity and extreme focus. Sullivan’s work is simply getting better and better. One wonders what he will do next.’ – Hamesh Wyatt, Otago Daily Times
Captain Cook in the Underworld is a book-length poem by a gifted Māori poet, an archetypal exploration of Western mythology and legend as it ‘discovers’ itself in the South Pacific.
Fresh perspectives on Cook’s Pacific explorations through the eyes of a Maori poet- | Author: Robert Sullivan
- | Publisher: Auckland University Press
- | Publication Date: Nov 01, 2002
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781869402815
- | ISBN-10: 1869402812
