tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14632740.post113657775096525844..comments2023-12-08T08:34:54.615-08:00Comments on Posthegemony: Benito CerenoJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14637452970276655064noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14632740.post-87131123423420653922011-08-13T16:42:43.988-07:002011-08-13T16:42:43.988-07:00Always nice to get the gender right, even if nobod...Always nice to get the gender right, even if nobody is perfect...<br /><br />To Juan Antonio's post: indeed Melville changed the name of the Spanish ship from Tryal (there is a real life basis for the story in a book by Amasa Delano) to San Dominick; when the boat is first seen by the American ship the people on board appear to be (Dominican) Black Friars; Melville changed the date to 1799 (from 1805) in order to call to mind the Haiti rebellion (which renamed the half of island they liberated from San Dominigo). And there is more.TRACY Strongnoreply@blogger.com