Herman Melville

Klappentext This volume reprints virtually all the known contemporary reviews of Herman Melville's writings from the 1840s until his death in 1891. Zusammenfassung This volume reprints virtually all the known contemporary reviews of Herman Melville's writings from the 1840s until his death in 1891. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Typee; 2. Omoo; 3. Mardi; and A Voyage Thither; 4. Redburn; 5. White-jacket; 6. Moby-Dick; 7. Pierre; or, The Ambiguities; 8. Israel Potter: his fifty years of exile; 9. The Piazza tales; 10. The confidence-man: his masquerade; 11. Battle-pieces and aspects of the war; 12. Clarel: a poem and pilgrimage in the Holy Land; Index.

Sommario

Introduction; 1. Typee; 2. Omoo; 3. Mardi; and A Voyage Thither; 4. Redburn; 5. White-jacket; 6. Moby-Dick; 7. Pierre; or, The Ambiguities; 8. Israel Potter: his fifty years of exile; 9. The Piazza tales; 10. The confidence-man: his masquerade; 11. Battle-pieces and aspects of the war; 12. Clarel: a poem and pilgrimage in the Holy Land; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Brian Higgins
• Con la collaborazione di: Brian Higgins (Editore), Hershel Parker (Editore), Hershel Comp Parker (Editore)
• Editore: External catalogues UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.11.2009
• EAN: 9780521121156
• ISBN: 978-0-521-12115-6
• Serie: American Critical Archives
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata