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The demigod Taji: commentary on an episode from Melville's Mardi.(Herman Melville)(Critical essay)
From: Leviathan
Date: 20051001
Author:Christodoulou, A.C.
The Episode
When the anonymous narrator of Mardi disembarks on the first land of Mardi, the natives think that he is white Taji, a sort of half-and-half deity, now and then an Avatar among them, and ranking among their inferior ex-officio demi-gods. The narrator takes the occasion to pretend that he is indeed Taji and thus dissolving certain doubts expressed by king Media--who indirectly reveals the main features of this demigod--is accepted as a god, ensuring in the process the honorary hospitality of the natives. (1) Now, any reader who does not forget that Mardi uses ...
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