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The Critical Response to Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick"

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From: Journal of American Culture
Date: 19961001
Author:Ray B Browne

The Critical Response to Herman Melville's "MobyDick." Ed. Kevin J. Hayes. Westport: Greenwood, 1995.

This useful collection of essays constitutes an MRI-reading of the reputation of what is arguably the finest American book. Hayes gives some of the early reactions to Moby-Dick by some people who recognized its newness, achievements and importance in American literature. Such favorable reactions were, to be sure, few and far between, but as we look back now they were important. The main thrust of the book centers on the rediscovery of Melville and the revitalization of his reputation. These ...

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