Melville''s City - Literary and Urban Form in Nineteenth-Century New York

Klappentext Through an examination of Melville's works! Kelley forges an analysis of connections between urban and literary form. Zusammenfassung 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 York! Kelley presents a Melville who borrowed from the colourful cultural variety of the city while at the same time investigating its darker and more dangerous social aspects. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Proud City, Proudest Town; Part I. Travelling the Town: 1. Urban space; 2. Spectator in the capital; 3. Provincial in a labyrinth; Part II. Escaping the City: 4. Town ho; 5. Sojourner in the city of man; 6. Pilgrim in the city of God; Conclusion. Citified man; Notes; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Wyn Kelley, Wyn (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Kelley, Kelley Wyn, Kelley Wyn
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.04.2009
• EAN: 9780521106726
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10672-6
• Pagine: 332
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in American; Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; USA, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, United States of America, USA