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In a series of 35 original essays, this Companion demonstrates the relevance of Melville’s works in the twenty-first century. Presents 35 original essays by scholars from around the world, representing a range of different approaches to Melville. Considers Melville in a global context, and... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Ishmael: Add a description of this character.
- Pierre
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Billy Budd
- Ahab
- Redburn
- Clarel
- Moby-dick
- Tommo
- Benito Cereno
- Delano
- Isabel
- Bercaw
- James
- Milton
- Potter
- Emerson
- Herman
- Browne
- John Bryant
- Claggart
- Vere
- Hershel Parker
- Stedman
- Paul
- Beecher
- Wallace
- Weaver
- Starbuck
- Olson
- William
- Typee
- Mardi
- Dana
- Adam
- Cooper
- Matthiessen
- Kelley
- Mary
- Lucy Ann
- Thoreau
- Queequeg
- Harrison Hayford
Setting & Locations edit
- New York City
- America
- London
- Israel
- United States
- Jerusalem
- Pacific
- Cambridge
- New England
- Atlantic
- South Seas
- Europe
- France
- Tahiti
- Nantucket
- Albany
- Princeton
- Cape Horn
- New Bedford
- Paris
- Chicago
- Boston
- Massachusetts
- Goethe
- Wall Street
- Philadelphia
- Holy Land
- Italy
- Rome
- Africa
- Putnam
- Japan
- San Dominick
- Pittsfield
- Dead Sea
- Britain
- Palestine
- Manhattan
- Hunilla
- Polynesia
- Pequod
- New Haven
- Spain
- Evanston
- White Whale
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. (publisher series)
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- Dewey: 813.3
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