Herman Melville in Context provides the fullest introduction in one volume to the multifaceted life and times of Herman Melville, a towering figure in nineteenth-century American and world literature. The book grounds the study of Herman Melville's writings to the world that influenced their composition, publication and recognition, making it a valuable resource to scholars, teachers, students and general readers. Bringing together contributions covering a wide range of topics, the collection of essays covers the geographical, social, cultural and literary contexts of Melville's life and…mehr
Herman Melville in Context provides the fullest introduction in one volume to the multifaceted life and times of Herman Melville, a towering figure in nineteenth-century American and world literature. The book grounds the study of Herman Melville's writings to the world that influenced their composition, publication and recognition, making it a valuable resource to scholars, teachers, students and general readers. Bringing together contributions covering a wide range of topics, the collection of essays covers the geographical, social, cultural and literary contexts of Melville's life and works, as well as its literary reception. Herman Melville in Context will enable readers to approach Melville's writings with fuller insight, and to read and understand them in a way that approximates the way they were read and understood in his time.
Part I. Geographical Contexts: 1. New York Kevin J. Hayes 2. The Berkshires Peter Bergman 3. The American West Nathaniel Lewis 4. The Pacific Alex Calder 5. London Jonathan A. Cook 6. Europe David Watson 7. The Holy Land Brian Yothers Part II. Social Contexts: 8. Men and women and men David Greven 9. Islanders and missionaries Sean Brawley and Chris Dixon 10. Literary circles David O. Dowling 11. Slaves, masters, and abolitionists Susan M. Ryan 12. Dons and Cholos Rodrigo Lazo 13. Bachelors and gentlemen Maura M. D'Amore 14. Officers and men Martin Griffin Part III. Cultural Contexts: 15. Opera Kevin J. Hayes 16. Panoramas Susan Tenneriello 17. Natural history Jennifer Schell 18. Technology Klaus Benesch 19. The lyceum movement Tom F. Wright 20. Painting and prints Colin Dewey Part IV. Literary Contexts: 21. The Bible Dawn Coleman 22. Seventeenth-century English prose Robin Grey 23. The picaresque novel Kelly Richardson 24. Travel writing Tim Youngs 25. German metaphysics Kim C. Sturgess 26. Gothicism Jonathan Crimmins 27. British romanticism Shawn Thomson Part V. The Contexts of Literary Reception: 28. Make-or-break reviews Hershel Parker 29. The Melville revival Eric Aronoff 30. Modernism David M. Ball 31. Postmodernism Timothy Parrish 32. Translations Rute Beirante 33. Biographies Ian Maloney 34. The cinema John Parris Springer.
Part I. Geographical Contexts: 1. New York Kevin J. Hayes 2. The Berkshires Peter Bergman 3. The American West Nathaniel Lewis 4. The Pacific Alex Calder 5. London Jonathan A. Cook 6. Europe David Watson 7. The Holy Land Brian Yothers Part II. Social Contexts: 8. Men and women and men David Greven 9. Islanders and missionaries Sean Brawley and Chris Dixon 10. Literary circles David O. Dowling 11. Slaves, masters, and abolitionists Susan M. Ryan 12. Dons and Cholos Rodrigo Lazo 13. Bachelors and gentlemen Maura M. D'Amore 14. Officers and men Martin Griffin Part III. Cultural Contexts: 15. Opera Kevin J. Hayes 16. Panoramas Susan Tenneriello 17. Natural history Jennifer Schell 18. Technology Klaus Benesch 19. The lyceum movement Tom F. Wright 20. Painting and prints Colin Dewey Part IV. Literary Contexts: 21. The Bible Dawn Coleman 22. Seventeenth-century English prose Robin Grey 23. The picaresque novel Kelly Richardson 24. Travel writing Tim Youngs 25. German metaphysics Kim C. Sturgess 26. Gothicism Jonathan Crimmins 27. British romanticism Shawn Thomson Part V. The Contexts of Literary Reception: 28. Make-or-break reviews Hershel Parker 29. The Melville revival Eric Aronoff 30. Modernism David M. Ball 31. Postmodernism Timothy Parrish 32. Translations Rute Beirante 33. Biographies Ian Maloney 34. The cinema John Parris Springer.
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