Contributor
Hayes, Kevin J. editor.
ImprintCambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Descriptionxxv, 384 pages ; 24 cm
Note:Part I. Geographical Contexts -- 1. New York / Kevin J. Hayes -- 2. The Berkshires / Peter Bergman -- 3. The American West / Nathaniel Lewis -- 4. The Pacific / Alex Calder -- 5. London / Jonathan A. Cook -- 6. Europe / David Watson -- 7. The Holy Land / Brian Yothers -- Part II. Social Contexts -- 8. Men and women and men / David Greven -- 9. Islanders and missionaries / Sean Brawley and Chris Dixon -- 10. Literary circles / David O. Dowling -- 11. Slaves, masters, and abolitionists / Susan M. Ryan -- 12. Dons and Cholos / Rodrigo Lazo -- 13. Bachelors and gentlemen / Maura M. D'Amore -- 14. Officers and men / Martin Griffin -- Part III. Cultural Contexts -- 15. Opera / Kevin J. Hayes -- 16. Panoramas / Susan Tenneriello -- 17. Natural history / Jennifer Schell -- 18. Technology / Klaus Benesch -- 19. The lyceum movement / Tom F. Wright -- 20. Painting and prints / Colin Dewey -- Part IV. Literary Contexts -- 21. The Bible / Dawn Coleman -- 22. Seventeenth-century English prose / Robin S. Grey -- 23. The picaresque novel / Kelly L. Richardson -- 24. Travel writing / Tim Youngs -- 25. German metaphysics / Kim C. Sturgess -- 26. Gothicism / Jonathan Crimmins -- 27. British romanticism / Shawn Thomson -- Part V. The Contexts of Literary Reception -- 28. Make-or-break reviews / Hershel Parker -- 29. The Melville revival / Eric Aronoff -- 30. Modernism / David M. Ball -- 31. Postmodernism / Timothy Parrish -- 32. Translations / Rute Beirante -- 33. Biographies / Ian Maloney -- 34. The cinema / John Parris Springer.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:"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."-- Provided by publisher.
Note:Recommended in Resources for College Libraries.
