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Herman Melville : stargazer

Author: Brett Zimmerman
Publisher: Montreal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1998.
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"Herman Melville's passion for things astronomical is visible throughout his writings. Brett Zimmerman places Melville's many astronomical citations within the thematic context of the works in which they appear and within the larger cultural and historical context of nineteenth-century studies. In addition he provides a comprehensive catalogue of every reference to astronomy, its practitioners, and related topics in  Read more...
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Named Person: Herman Melville; Herman Melville; Herman Melville; Herman Melville
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Brett Zimmerman
ISBN: 0773517863 9780773517868
OCLC Number: 39786359
Description: xiv, 142 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Responsibility: Brett Zimmerman.

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This text presents a comprehensive examination of astronomy in Herman Melville's works. It places Melville's many astronomical citations within the thematic context of the works in which they appear  Read more...

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schema:reviewBody""Herman Melville's passion for things astronomical is visible throughout his writings. Brett Zimmerman places Melville's many astronomical citations within the thematic context of the works in which they appear and within the larger cultural and historical context of nineteenth-century studies. In addition he provides a comprehensive catalogue of every reference to astronomy, its practitioners, and related topics in Melville's works."--BOOK JACKET. "Herman Melville: Stargazer will be of great interest to scholars and students of American literature, as well as to those interested in the relationship between science and literature."--BOOK JACKET."
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