Herman Melville and the American calling : fiction after Moby-Dick, 1851-1857 /

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"Oriented by the new Americanist perspective, this book constitutes a rereading of Herman Melville's most prominent fiction after Moby-Dick. In contrast to prior readings of this fiction, William V. Spanos's interpretation takes as its point of departure the theme of spectrality preci...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Spanos, William V.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2008.
Temas:
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891 > Criticism and interpretation.
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891 > Political and social views.
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Imperialism in literature.
Politics in literature.
Political fiction, American > History and criticism.
Impérialisme dans la littérature.
Politique-fiction américaine > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Imperialism in literature
National characteristics, American, in literature
Political and social views
Political fiction, American
Politics in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Melville's specter : an introduction
  • Pierre's extraordinary emergency : Melville and the "voice of silence"
  • Herman Melville's Israel Potter : reflections on a damaged life
  • "Benito Cereno" and "Bartleby, the scrivener" : reflections on the American calling. "Benito Cereno" : the "vision" of American exceptionalism
  • "Bartleby, the scrivener : a wall-street story" : Melville's politics of refusal
  • Cavilers and con men : The confidence-man : his masquerade
  • American confidence in the age of globalization : Melville's witness.

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