Description
In a series of 35 original essays, this companion demonstrates the relevance of Melville's works in the twenty-first century.
About the Author
Reviews
"As a guide to various perspectives on American literary studies at the start of the second decade of the twenty-first century, it has its value."-(Reference Reviews, 1 December 2012)
Book Information
ISBN 9781119045274
Author Wyn Kelley
Format Paperback
Page Count 616
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 930g
Dimensions(mm) 239mm * 168mm * 33mm
- Presents 35 original essays by scholars from around the world, representing a range of different approaches to Melville
- Considers Melville in a global context, and looks at the impact of global economies and technologies on the way people read Melville
- Takes account of the latest and most sophisticated scholarship, including postcolonial and feminist perspectives
- Locates Melville in his cultural milieu, revising our views of his politics on race, gender and democracy
- Reveals Melville as a more contemporary writer than his critics have sometimes assumed
About the Author
Wyn Kelley is Senior Lecturer in the Literature Faculty at MIT. The author of Melville's City: Literary and Urban Form in Nineteenth-Century New York (1996) and A Short Guide to Herman Melville (Blackwell Publishing, 2008), she is also Associate Editor of the Melville Electronic Library.
Reviews
"As a guide to various perspectives on American literary studies at the start of the second decade of the twenty-first century, it has its value."-(Reference Reviews, 1 December 2012)
Book Information
ISBN 9781119045274
Author Wyn Kelley
Format Paperback
Page Count 616
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 930g
Dimensions(mm) 239mm * 168mm * 33mm
