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How D. H. Lawrence read Herman Melville /
"This is a Swiss army knife of a book: it has many different uses. It is a highly focused account of Lawrence's discovery and reception of Melville, from when he first read Moby-Dick as a young man to his final references to Melville in his late works. It shows Lawrence first reaction to M...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Rochester, NY :
Camden House,
[2021]
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| Colección: | Studies in American literature and culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "This is a Swiss army knife of a book: it has many different uses. It is a highly focused account of Lawrence's discovery and reception of Melville, from when he first read Moby-Dick as a young man to his final references to Melville in his late works. It shows Lawrence first reaction to Moby-Dick; how it led him to other works by Melville, namely Typee and Omoo; and how Melville affected Lawrence's critical and creative writing and shaped his philosophy. The book is also a major contribution to Melville studies. By his death in 1891, outside of a small circle of English enthusiasts, Melville had been forgotten. That group put Lawrence onto Melville, whereupon he became a - until now largely unacknowledged - leader of the Melville Revival that rescued the great writer from obscurity. How Lawrence Read Melville also contributes to the history of the book and two of its subfields: the history of reading, and reception studies. And it is a study of the creative process, showing how one great writer inspired another"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 185 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781800101913 1800101910 9781800101920 1800101929 |