Melvilles's Muse

Melvilles's Muse Literary Creation & The Forms of Philosophical Fiction

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Publisher's Synopsis

An examination of what it means - both biographically and textually - for Herman Melville to combine philosopy and aesthetics in his work. The author focuses on Melville's failures and successes in developing fictional forms to contain and express metaphysical speculations.

Book information

ISBN: 9780873385275
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Imprint: Kent State University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 813.3
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 251
Weight: 503g
Height: 216mm
Width: 139mm
Spine width: 24mm