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* * This comprehensive resource demonstrates the relevance of Melville s works in the twenty-first century. * Presents 35 original essays by scholars from around the world, representing a range…
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Wyn Kelley
This unique introduction explores Herman Melville as he described himself in Billy Budd- a writer whom few know. Moving beyond the recurring depiction of Melville as the famous author of…
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Wyn Kelley (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
‘Melville’s City’ argues that Melville’s relationship to the city is considerably more complex than has generally been believed. Kelley presents a Melville who borrows from the colourful cultural variety of…
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Melville’s City argues that Melville’s relationship to the city was considerably more complex than has generally been believed. By placing him in the historical and cultural context of nineteenth-century New…
W Kelley
A Companion to Herman Melville is the ideal resource for twenty-first century readers of Melville.
Race and Vision in the Nineteenth-Century United States presents twelve essays by cultural critics that expose fraught relations of identity and race in architecture, scientific discourse, art, photography, music, and…
A collection of twelve essays that focus on a number of provocative personal, professional, and literary ambiguities existing between Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne. It also covers topics such as…
