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Critical Insights: Herman Melville

Eric Carl Link

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Description:Edited by Eric Carl Link, Professor of English at the University of Memphis, this volume in the Critical Insights series presents a variety of new essays on the American writer. For readers who are studying Melville for the first time, a biographical sketch relates the details of her life and four essays survey the critical reception of Melvilles work, explore its cultural and historical contexts, situate Melville among his contemporaries, and review key themes in his work. Readers seeking a deeper understanding of the writer can then move on to other essays that explore topics like Melvilles symbolism, metaphysics, and aesthetics; his views on faith and religion; his responses to the issues of his day, like slavery, industrialization, and American democracy. Works discussed include Typee, Omoo, Moby Dick, Pierre, The Confidence Man, and Billy Bud as well as commonly studied selections of Melvilles poetry. Among the contributors are Wyn Kelley, John Wenke, Steven Frye, and John Samson.We 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 Critical Insights: Herman Melville. To get started finding Critical Insights: Herman Melville, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 353

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Salem Press

Release: 2013

ISBN: 1283803704

Description: Edited by Eric Carl Link, Professor of English at the University of Memphis, this volume in the Critical Insights series presents a variety of new essays on the American writer. For readers who are studying Melville for the first time, a biographical sketch relates the details of her life and four essays survey the critical reception of Melvilles work, explore its cultural and historical contexts, situate Melville among his contemporaries, and review key themes in his work. Readers seeking a deeper understanding of the writer can then move on to other essays that explore topics like Melvilles symbolism, metaphysics, and aesthetics; his views on faith and religion; his responses to the issues of his day, like slavery, industrialization, and American democracy. Works discussed include Typee, Omoo, Moby Dick, Pierre, The Confidence Man, and Billy Bud as well as commonly studied selections of Melvilles poetry. Among the contributors are Wyn Kelley, John Wenke, Steven Frye, and John Samson.We 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 Critical Insights: Herman Melville. To get started finding Critical Insights: Herman Melville, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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