Herman Melville
Herman Melville

Author: Harold Bloom

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1438113056

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Presents a collection of criticism devoted to the work of American author Herman Melville.

Herman Melville in Context
Herman Melville in Context

Author: Kevin J. Hayes

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-01-11

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 1316766969

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Herman Melville in Context provides the fullest introduction in one volume to the multifaceted life and times of Herman Melville, a towering figure in nineteenth-century American and world literature. The book grounds the study of Herman Melville's writings to the world that influenced their composition, publication and recognition, making it a valuable resource to scholars, teachers, students and general readers. Bringing together contributions covering a wide range of topics, the collection of essays covers the geographical, social, cultural and literary contexts of Melville's life and works, as well as its literary reception. Herman Melville in Context will enable readers to approach Melville's writings with fuller insight, and to read and understand them in a way that approximates the way they were read and understood in his time.

Herman Melville
Herman Melville

Author: Brian Higgins

Publisher: G. K. Hall

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 9780816186716

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Herman Melville: The Contemporary Reviews reprints virtually all the known contemporary reviews of his writings from the 1840s until his death in 1891. Many of the reviews are reprinted from hard-to-locate contemporary newspapers and periodicals. These materials document the response of the reviewers to specific works and show the course of Melville's nineteenth century reputation as travel writer, romancer, short-story writer, and poet.