The Cambridge Introduction to Herman Melville

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1、ThispageintentionallyleftblankTheCambridgeIntroductiontoHermanMelvilleDespiteitsindifferentreceptionwhenitwasfirstpublishedin1851,Moby-DickisnowacentralworkintheAmericanliterarycanon.ThisintroductionoffersreadingsofMelville’smasterpiece,butitalsosetsoutthekeythemes,contexts,andcriticalreceptionofhis

2、entireoeuvre.ThefirstchapterscoverMelville’slifeandthehistoricalandculturalcontexts.Melville’sindividualworkseachreceivefullattentioninthethirdchapter,includingTypee,Moby-Dick,BillyBuddandtheshortstories.ElsewhereinthechapterdifferentthemesinMelvilleareexplainedwithreferencetoseveralworks:Melville’s

3、writingprocess,Melvilleasletterwriter,Melvilleandthepast,Melvilleandmodernity,Melville’slatewritings.ThefinalchapteranalyzesMelvillescholarshipfromhisdaytoours.KevinJ.HayesprovidescomprehensiveinformationaboutMelville’slifeandworksinanaccessibleandengagingbookthatwillbeessentialforstudentsbeginningt

4、oreadthisimportantauthor.KevinJ.HayesisProfessorofEnglishattheUniversityofCentralOklahoma.HeistheauthorofmanybooksonMelvilleandAmericanliterature,includingMelville’sFolkRoots(1999)andtheChecklistofMelvilleReviews(withHershelParker,1991).CambridgeIntroductionstoLiteratureThisseriesisdesignedtointrod

5、ucestudentstokeytopicsandauthors.Accessibleandlively,theseintroductionswillalsoappealtoreaderswhowanttobroadentheirunderstandingofthebooksandauthorstheyenjoy.
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