Melville and repose : the rhetoric of humor in the American Renaissance /

Bryant's book is a strong and significant argument for the centrality of humour in Melville's novels. The purpose of Melville and Repose is dual: to ground the uses of humour in Melville in sensitive readings of contemporaneous European and American writings, and to offer a definitive acco...

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Main Author: Bryant, John, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
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