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A companion to Herman Melville.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9781405122313

A companion to Herman Melville.

Ed. by Wyn Kelley.

Blackwell Publishing

2006

582 pages

$149.95

Hardcover

Blackwell companions to literature and culture; v.41

PS2387

This wide-ranging volume introduces today's readers to the fiction of Herman Melville and provides a wealth of background information on the 19th-century world in which he lived. Written by leading scholars from around the world, the 35 original essays discuss such topics as Melville's whaling years; the political and social concerns of his time; and his ...

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