Melville and Repose : the Rhetoric of Humor in the American Renaissance.

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This study offers a strong argument for the centrality of humour in Melville's novelistic career. Thorough research and scholarly readings of the oeuvre combine to make this text of benefit to the libraries of Melville scholars and enthusiasts.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bryant, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
Temas:
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891.
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891
1800-1899
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Humorous stories, American > History and criticism.
English language > United States > Rhetoric.
Comic, The, in literature.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Récits humoristiques américains > Histoire et critique.
Anglais (Langue) > États-Unis > Rhétorique.
Comique dans la littérature.
Narration.
American literature
Comic, The, in literature
English language > Rhetoric
Humorous stories, American
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Abbreviations for Frequently Cited Sources; 1. A Great Intellect in Repose; Humor and Being; Melville's Aesthetics of Repose; Melville's Rhetoric: Voicing the Voiceless; Melville and the Reader: "Lord when shall we be done changing?"; I: AMERICA'S COMIC DEBATE; 2. America's Repose; 3. The Example of Irving; 4. Playing Along: America and the Rhetoric of Deceit; 5. E.A. Poe and T.B. Thorpe: Two Models of Deceit; 6. The Genial Misanthrope: Melville and The Cosmopolitan Ideal; II: RHETORIC AND REPOSE; TYPEE; MOBY DICK; THE CONFIDENCE-MAN; Coda: Something Further; Notes; Index; A; B; C.
  • DE; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

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