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The Wake of Gods: Melville's Mythology

Howard Bruce Franklin

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Description:This is a study showing how Melville consciously used myths, mythologies, comparative mythology & mythological theories in his major works.PrefaceAcknowledgmentsMelville & the godsMardi: a study of myths & mythmaking Moby-Dick: an Egyptian myth incarnatePierre; or, The Ambiguities: the petrifaction of mythWorldly safety & otherworldly saviors: Bartleby: The ascetic's advent; Benito Cereno: The ascetic's agony; The ascetics' allegorical masqueradeThe Cofidence-Man: the destroyer's Eastern masquerade Billy Budd; or, Bili-Budd: the last avatarThe wake of the godsNotesA selected index of non-Judaic-Christian gods, myths & religions in Melville's worksGeneral IndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Wake of Gods: Melville's Mythology. To get started finding The Wake of Gods: Melville's Mythology, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This is a study showing how Melville consciously used myths, mythologies, comparative mythology & mythological theories in his major works.PrefaceAcknowledgmentsMelville & the godsMardi: a study of myths & mythmaking Moby-Dick: an Egyptian myth incarnatePierre; or, The Ambiguities: the petrifaction of mythWorldly safety & otherworldly saviors: Bartleby: The ascetic's advent; Benito Cereno: The ascetic's agony; The ascetics' allegorical masqueradeThe Cofidence-Man: the destroyer's Eastern masquerade Billy Budd; or, Bili-Budd: the last avatarThe wake of the godsNotesA selected index of non-Judaic-Christian gods, myths & religions in Melville's worksGeneral IndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Wake of Gods: Melville's Mythology. To get started finding The Wake of Gods: Melville's Mythology, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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