Herman Melville and the American calling : fiction after Moby-Dick, 1851-1857 /

Herman Melville and the American calling : fiction after Moby-Dick, 1851-1857 /

"Oriented by the new Americanist perspective, this book constitutes a rereading of Herman Melville's most prominent fiction after Moby-Dick. In contrast to prior readings of this fiction, William V. Spanos's interpretation takes as its point of departure the theme of spectrality preci...

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Main Author: Spanos, William V.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891 > Criticism and interpretation.
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891 > Political and social views.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Imperialism in literature.
Politics in literature.
Political fiction, American > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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