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Dead letters to the New world : Melville, Emerson, and American transcendentalism /

This book contextualises and details Herman Melville's artistic career and outlines the relationship between Melville and Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McLoughlin, Michael, 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Routledge, 2003.
Colección:Literary criticism and cultural theory.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Correspondent colorings: Emerson and Melville
  • 2. Shadows in Eden: American transcendentalism and its discontents
  • 3. Deeper shadows to come: The transcendental underpinnings of Melville's early works
  • 4. Defying nature: Moby-Dick and the limits of Emersonian individualism
  • 5. A hell-fired rural bowl of milk: Melville's Pierre and transcendental rebellion
  • 6. Naked nature aboard the San Dominick: "Benito Cereno," Emerson, and the gothic
  • 7. The endless, winding way: Melville's engagement with Emerson in The Whale's wake
  • Appendix: The Emerson-Melville relationship: An annotated secondary bibliography.