Reading Melville's Pierre; Or, The AmbiguitiesLSU Press, 2007 - Počet stran: 240 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, however. Melville lost his English publisher, and American reviewers derided the book and called the author mad. InReading Melville's "Pierre; or, The Ambiguities," noted Melville authorities Brian Higgins and Hershel Parker probe the daunting story behind a deeply flawed but revealing work, one that directly reflects the major crisis of Melville's authorial life. |
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... Melville's Pierre; or, The ambiguities / Brian Higgins and Hershel Parker. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8071-3226-5 (alk. paper) 1. Melville, Herman, 1819–1891. Pierre. I. Parker, Hershel. II ...
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Brian Higgins, Hershel Parker. Preface. Pierre; or, The Ambiguities, Herman Melville's seventh book, was catastrophic for him. It lost him his English publisher, and reviewers of the American edition (1852) accused the book and the author ...
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... Melville and her daughters Helen and Fanny remained to run the household and to take care of Lizzie and the Melvilles' almost-twoyear-old son, Malcolm, with Helen's primary duty being to serve as Herman's copyist. Melville's own indoor ...
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Books I and II | 32 |
Books IIIV | 57 |
Books VIXII | 81 |
The Kraken Ending | 112 |
JanuaryFebruary 1852 | 144 |
7 Aftermath | 175 |
8 Faltering Recognition | 186 |
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