Herman Melville - Corey Evan Thompson

Herman Melville

A Companion
Buch | Softcover
243 Seiten
2021
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7632-6 (ISBN)
44,85 inkl. MwSt
An informative and thorough companion to Herman Melville's life and writings. It includes a biography of Melville and detailed information on Melville's works, on the important themes, and on the significant people and places in his life. The appendices include suggestions for further reading of both literary and cultural criticism.
This reference work covers both Herman Melville's life and writings. It includes a biography and detailed information on his works, on the important themes contained therein, and on the significant people and places in his life. The appendices include suggestions for further reading of both literary and cultural criticism, an essay on Melville's lasting cultural influence, and information on both the fictional ships in his works and the real-life ones on which he sailed.

Corey Evan Thompson has taught at the University of Windsor, St. Clair College, and Canadore College. His scholarly articles can be found in journals including Papers on Language and Literature and American Transcendental Quarterly. He lives in Cornwall, Ontario. Laurence W. Mazzeno, president emeritus of Alvernia University, Reading, Pennsylvania, is the author or editor of 20+ books and more than 300 articles and reviews on literature and history. He lives in Arvada, Colorado. Sue Norton, a lecturer of English at the Technological University Dublin since 1999, previously taught in University College Dublin, University College Cork and New Jersey City University.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments deletevi

Preface

Introduction

Herman Melville: A Biography

Herman Melville: The Companion

Appendix A: Selected Bibliography of Melville

Scholarship and Criticism

Appendix B: 1891 and Beyond—Herman Melville’s Enduring Legacy

Appendix C: Melville’s Ships

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie McFarland Companions to 19th Century Literature
Zusatzinfo 13 photos, appendices, bibliography, index
Verlagsort Jefferson, NC
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 431 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10 1-4766-7632-1 / 1476676321
ISBN-13 978-1-4766-7632-6 / 9781476676326
Zustand Neuware
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