Bibliograph

Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, edited by Nick Selby

Type

Label

Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, edited by Nick Selby

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

39627658

Responsibility statement

edited by Nick Selby

Series statement

Columbia critical guides

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Early reviews -- The 'Melville revival' -- The 1940s : Moby Dick and the 'American Renaissance' -- The 1950s : 'myth criticism' and the growth of American studies -- Formalist approaches, humanist readings -- Cultural materialism and 'reconstructive' readings -- Deconstructive reading, 'post-humanist' critiques and 'new Americanists'

Classification