Melville : the making of the poet / Hershel Parker.

Author/creator Parker, Hershel
Format Book
Publication InfoEvanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionx, 238 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
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Subjects
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891--Criticism and interpretation.

Contents Melville's lost books and the trajectory of his career as poet -- A poet in prose: how critics prepared Melville to think of himself as a poet -- Melville as hearer and reciter of poetry -- The omnipresence of poetry, 1820s-1848 -- The renewed power of poetry in Melville's life, 1849-1856 -- The status of poetry and the temptation of flunkeyism -- A nonpartisan becoming a poet during the Risorgimento -- Melville's progress as poet, 1857(?) to May 1860 -- Possible contents of poems (1860), -- On the meteor: Melville when he thought he was a published poet -- His verse still unpublished, Melville defines himself as poet, 1861-1862 -- Battle-pieces and aspects of the war: Melville's second volume of poems.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-223) and index.
LCCN 2007023779
ISBN9780810124646 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0810124645 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PS 2387 .P28 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold