Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-241) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Herman Melville, 1819-1891: a brief biography / Robert Milder -- Melville in his time -- Romantic answers, victorian questions: cultural possibilities for Melville at midcentury / Leon Chai -- Melville and class / Myra Jehlen -- Melville and the marketplace / Sheila Post -- Without the pale: Melville and ethnic cosmopolitanism / Timothy Marr -- "Wandering to-and-fro": Melville and religion / Emory Elliott.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Essays on Melville's life & writing here make the case for his centrality both to 19th century writing in America & also to America's understanding of itself.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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Title
Historical guide to Herman Melville.
International Standard Book Number
0195142829
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Melville, Herman,1819-1891
Melville, Herman,1819-1891
Melville, Herman,1819-1891.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Literature and history-- United States-- History-- 19th century, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Novelists, American-- 19th century, Biography, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Littérature et histoire-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 19e siècle, Guides, manuels, etc.
Romanciers américains-- 19e siècle-- Biographies, Guides, manuels, etc.