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Reading Melville's Pierre; or, The Ambiguities /

Herman Melville's Pierre; or. The Ambiguities has a storied place in the history of American publishing. Melville began writing this follow-up to Moby-Dick in October 1851, thinking that it might prove even more significant than its predecessor. The 1852 publication of Pierre was catastrophic,...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Higgins, Brian, 1943-
Autres auteurs: Parker, Hershel
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2006.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; 1. Toward a Kraken Book; 2. "This dream-house of the earth": Books I and II; 3. "The flowing river in the cave of man": Books III-V; 4. "The manly enthusiast cause": Books VI-XII; 5. The Pamphlet and the City: The Kraken Ending; 6. Cobbling the Harper Pierre: January-February 1852; 7. Aftermath; 8. Faltering Recognition; Works Cited; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.