Melville and the idea of blackness : race and imperialism in nineteenth-century America /

By examining the unique problems that 'blackness' signifies in Moby-Dick, Pierre, 'Benito Cereno' and 'The Encantadas', Christopher Freeburg analyzes how Herman Melville grapples with the social realities of racial difference in nineteenth-century America. Where Melvill...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Freeburg, Christopher
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Colección:Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; 164.
Temas:
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891 > Criticism and interpretation.
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891
1800-1899
Race relations in literature.
Literature and society > United States > History > 19th century.
Black people > Race identity > United States > History > 19th century.
Relations raciales dans la littérature.
Littérature et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Personnes noires > Identité ethnique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Black people > Race identity
Literature and society
Race relations in literature
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Knowing the "bottomless deep": Moby-Dick
  • Living "within the maelstrom": Pierre
  • Thwarting the "regulated mind": "Benito Cereno"
  • Embodying the "assaults of time": "the encantadas."

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