Melville's Short Novels: Authoritative Texts, Contexts, Criticism

by Melville, Herman
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As his writing reflects, Melville was extraordinarily well read. "Contexts" collects important sources for each novel, including writings by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Amasa Delano, and Nathaniel Hawthorne.

"Criticism" includes twenty-eight essays about the novels sure to promote classroom discussion. Contributors include Leo Marx, Elizabeth Hardwick, Frederick Busch, Robert Lowell, Herschel Parker, Carolyn L. Karcher, Thomas Mann, and Hannah Arendt.

A Selected Bibliography is included.
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Melville, Herman
  • ISBN: 9780393976410
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.42 x 0.87
  • Number Of Pages: 432
  • Publication Year: 2001

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