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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... impulses that produced this version is essential to comprehending the book that had such a devastating effect on Melville's career yet seemed to its author, in the early stages of its composition, as likely to be greater even than Moby ...
... impulses, a process he links to their recurrent role-playing. The emphasis on role-playing continues in the second chapter, as Melville moves from the depiction of his protagonist as romantic cavalier to the depiction of his “romantic ...
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Books IIIV | 57 |
Books VIXII | 81 |
The Kraken Ending | 112 |
JanuaryFebruary 1852 | 144 |
7 Aftermath | 175 |
8 Faltering Recognition | 186 |
Works Cited | 213 |
Index | 219 |
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