ISBN: 9780820307992

This is a mighty book. His productive thesis is richly supported by a close knowledge of the texts and their historical contexts. "This is a mighty book. His productive thesis is richly s… Más…

This is a mighty book. His productive thesis is richly supported by a close knowledge of the texts and their historical contexts. "This is a mighty book. His productive thesis is richly supported by a close knowledge of the texts and their historical contexts.". The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Melville's Later Novels by William B. Dillingham Dillingham shows how Melville used the novels as a workshop for his own salvation by investing his characters with the ideas and philosophies that he found compelling. Linking Melville's enigmatic narratives with the artist's own epic of self-exploration, Melville's Later Novels presents a deeply original portrait of a life sustained by art. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description Herman Melville wrote out of a strong creative impulse closely tied to an even more imperative will to survive, to resist the ravages of despair and the urge toward self-annihilation that grew out of an all-too-clear vision of the world he saw around him. In his novels Melville wrote of this struggle to survive in a harsh, unyielding world, creating characters such as Ahab and Pierre, who thrash about blindly because of self-ignorance, and characters such as Ishmael and the confidence man, who seek instead the calm and the power that lie at the center of man's being. The final work in his critical trilogy on Melville's fiction, William Dillingham's study of the later novels delves into the writer's deepest and most vital concerns to trace the search for self-knowledge that guided the creation of Moby-Dick, Pierre, Israel Potter, The Confidence-Man, and Billy Budd, Sailor. Dillingham shows how Melville used the novels as a workshop for his own salvation by investing his characters with the ideas and philosophies that he found compelling or attractive. In Ahab, Melville located the Gnostic vision of life--a vision of alienation and isolation--that he felt powerfully drawn to yet knew would lead to his own destruction, while in Ishmael he created a character who pursues an alchemic quest for the purity to be found at the core of all men, of all nature. The blinding egotism that fueled Ahab's pursuit of his own destruction would in different ways afflict Pierre, Israel Potter, Claggart, and Vere, while Ishmael's determination not to separate himself from life and his search for self-understanding would be reflected in the transformations of the confidence man and in the luminescent purity of Billy Budd. Linking Melville's enigmatic narratives with the artist's own epic of self-exploration, Melville's Later Novels presents a rounded, deeply original portrait of a life sustained by art. Author Biography William B. Dillingham is Charles Howard Candler Professor of American Literature, Emeritus, at Emory University. His books include four studies of Herman Melville: "Melville's Short Fiction, 1853-1856"; "An Artist in the Rigging: The Early Work of Herman Melville"; "Melville's Later Novels"; and "Melville and His Circle: The Last Years" (all Georgia). Review Dillingham's readings always send us back to Melville's text for a closer look.--ChoiceThis is a mighty book. The last, longest, and most original of Dillingham's trilogy on Melville, it treats the writing of Moby-Dick, Pierre, Israel Potter, The Confidence Man, and Billy Budd as ongoing episodes in Melville's struggle to keep alive and sane . . . Dillingham's focus on the process of self-discovery saves his interpretations from the smug moralism into which ethical psychological readings sometimes lapse. His productive thesis is richly supported by a close knowledge of the texts and their historical contexts.--Library Journal Review Quote "This is a mighty book. The last, longest, and most original of Dillingham's trilogy on Melville, it treats the writing ofMoby-Dick,Pierre,Israel Potter,The Confidence Man, andBilly Buddas ongoing episodes in Melville's struggle to keep alive and sane . . . Dillingham's focus on the process of self-discovery saves his interpretations from the smug moralism into which ethical psychological readings sometimes lapse. His productive thesis is richly supported by a close knowledge of the texts and their historical contexts."--Library Journal Details ISBN0820307998 Author William B. Dillingham Short Title MELVILLES LATER NOVELS Publisher University of Georgia Press Language English ISBN-10 0820307998 ISBN-13 9780820307992 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 813.3 Year 1986 Imprint University of Georgia Press Place of Publication Georgia Country of Publication United States Pages 448 Translated from English DOI 10.1604/9780820307992 AU Release Date 1986-03-01 NZ Release Date 1986-03-01 UK Release Date 1986-03-01 Publication Date 1986-03-30 Audience Undergraduate US Release Date 1986-03-30 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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1986, ISBN: 0820307998

[EAN: 9780820307992], Neubuch, [PU: UNIV OF GEORGIA PR Mrz 1986], LITERATURE - CLASSICS / CRITICISM; LITERARY CRITICISM AMERICAN GENERAL, Besorgungstitel Neuware - Rare Book Procurement -… Más…

[EAN: 9780820307992], Neubuch, [PU: UNIV OF GEORGIA PR Mrz 1986], LITERATURE - CLASSICS / CRITICISM; LITERARY CRITICISM AMERICAN GENERAL, Besorgungstitel Neuware - Rare Book Procurement - Herman Melville wrote out of a strong creative impulse closely tied to an even more imperative will to survive, to resist the ravages of despair and the urge toward self-annihilation that grew out of an all-too-clear vision of the world he saw around him. In his novels Melville wrote of this struggle to survive in a harsh, unyielding world, creating characters such as Ahab and Pierre, who thrash about blindly because of self-ignorance, and characters such as Ishmael and the confidence man, who seek instead the calm and the power that lie at the center of man's being.The final work in his critical trilogy on Melville's fiction, William Dillingham's study of the later novels delves into the writer's deepest and most vital concerns to trace the search for self-knowledge that guided the creation of Moby-Dick, Pierre, Israel Potter, The Confidence-Man, and Billy Budd, Sailor. Dillingham shows how Melville used the novels as a workshop for his own salvation by investing his characters with the ideas and philosophies that he found compelling or attractive.In Ahab, Melville located the Gnostic vision of life--a vision of alienation and isolation--that he felt powerfully drawn to yet knew would lead to his own destruction, while in Ishmael he created a character who pursues an alchemic quest for the purity to be found at the core of all men, of all nature. The blinding egotism that fueled Ahab's pursuit of his own destruction would in different ways afflict Pierre, Israel Potter, Claggart, and Vere, while Ishmael's determination not to separate himself from life and his search for self-understanding would be reflected in the transformations of the confidence man and in the luminescent purity of Billy Budd.Linking Melville's enigmatic narratives with the artist's own epic of self-exploration, Melville's Later Novels presents a rounded, deeply original portrait of a life sustained by art. 448 pp. Englisch, Books<

ISBN: 9780820307992

Herman Melville wrote out of a strong creative impulse closely tied to an even more imperative will to survive, to resist the ravages of despair and the urge toward self-annihilation that… Más…

Herman Melville wrote out of a strong creative impulse closely tied to an even more imperative will to survive, to resist the ravages of despair and the urge toward self-annihilation that grew out of an all-too-clear vision of the world he saw around him. In his novels Melville wrote of this struggle to survive in a harsh, unyielding world, creating characters such as Ahab and Pierre, who thrash about blindly because of self-ignorance, and characters such as Ishmael and the confidence man, who seek instead the calm and the power that lie at the center of man's being. The final work in his critical trilogy on Melville's fiction, William Dillingham's study of the later novels delves into the writer's deepest and most vital concerns to trace the search for self-knowledge that guided the creation of Moby-Dick, Pierre, Israel Potter, The Confidence-Man, and Billy Budd, Sailor. Dillingham shows how Melville used the novels as a workshop for his own salvation by investing his characters with the ideas and philosophies that he found compelling or attractive.In Ahab, Melville located the Gnostic vision of life—a vision of alienation and isolation—that he felt powerfully drawn to yet knew would lead to his own destruction, while in Ishmael he created a character who pursues an alchemic quest for the purity to be found at the core of all men, of all nature. The blinding egotism that fueled Ahab's pursuit of his own destruction would in different ways afflict Pierre, Israel Potter, Claggart, and Vere, while Ishmael's determination not to separate himself from life and his search for self-understanding would be reflected in the transformations of the confidence man and in the luminescent purity of Billy Budd.Linking Melville's enigmatic narratives with the artist's own epic of self-exploration, Melville's Later Novels presents a rounded, deeply original portrait of a life sustained by art. Trade Books>Hardcover>Classics>Lit Studies>Lit Theory & Criticism, University of Georgia Press Core >2<

1986, ISBN: 9780820307992

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