The Twisted Mind : Madness In Melville'S Fiction
Paul. Mccarthy
Bok Engelsk 1990 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Iowa City : : University of Iowa Press, , 1990.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (194 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Family and Sea Experiences; Chapter Two: Scientific Background; Chapter Three: Beginnings: Typee, Omoo, and Mardi; Chapter Four: Insane Figures in Redburn and White-Jacket; Chapter Five: The World is Mad: Moby-Dick; Chapter Six: The Mad Family: Pierre; Chapter Seven: City and Sea Madness: Stories; Chapter Eight: Insanity out West: The Confidence-Man; Chapter Nine: ""Who...can draw the line?"": Billy Budd, Sailor; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index. - In New York City in the 1820s, Allan and Maria Melvill had hopes of the good life: a happy family, a fine home with servants and a carriage, a fashionable neighborhood, excellent schools, and other marks of social and financial success.
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| ISBN | 0877452849
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