A COMPANION TO HERMAN MELVILLE by Wyn Kelley (Editor) ( 9781119045274 )

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A COMPANION TO HERMAN MELVILLE

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Wyn Kelley (Editor)

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JOHN WILEY & SONS INC

Pub. date:

23 June, 2000

Series:

Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture

Pages:

616

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* * This comprehensive resource demonstrates the relevance of Melville s works in the twenty-first century. * Presents 35 original essays by scholars from around the world, representing a range of different approaches to Melville.

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In a series of 35 original essays, this companion demonstrates the relevance of Melville s works in the twenty-first century. * Presents 35 original essays by scholars from around the world, representing a range of different approaches to Melville * Considers Melville in a global context, and looks at the impact of global economies and technologies on the way people read Melville * Takes account of the latest and most sophisticated scholarship, including postcolonial and feminist perspectives * Locates Melville in his cultural milieu, revising our views of his politics on race, gender and democracy * Reveals Melville as a more contemporary writer than his critics have sometimes assumed

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