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Student companion to Herman Melville
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Student companion to Herman Melville

Author: Sharon Talley
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.
Series: Student companions to classic writers
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Named Person: Herman Melville
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Sharon Talley
ISBN: 0313334994 9780313334993
OCLC Number: 71779036
Description: x, 192 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: The life of Herman Melville -- Melville's contributions to American literature -- Early narratives of adventure, romance, and rites of passage : from Typee to White jacket -- "The great art of telling the truth" in Moby-Dick -- The ambiguities of Pierre -- The Piazza tales -- Other magazine tales -- Deconstructing The confidence-man -- Melville as poet: Battle-pieces and Clarel -- Making peace : Billy Budd.
Series Title: Student companions to classic writers
Responsibility: Sharon Talley.
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