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Herman Melville; an introduction.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9781405131575

Herman Melville; an introduction.

Kelley, Wyn.

Blackwell Publishing

2008

228 pages

$79.95

Hardcover

Blackwell introductions to literature

PS2387

After a blazing start in publishing Herman Melville's writing career slowed considerably. His masterpiece, Moby Dick was unappreciated in his lifetime. Kelley (literature, MIT) spends only a chapter on his rather sad life and instead concentrates on creating a literary biography, taking each work in turn and demonstrating for contemporary readers how Melville used literary ...

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