In this book Peter J. Bellis aims to show how Melville's career is shaped by his desire to define and represent the self, to find a secure identity on which to base personal and social relations. Using Typee , Pierre , White-Jacket , Redburn , Billy Budd , and Moby-Dick as models, Bellis isolates three forms of selfhood--the integrity of the physical body, the son's genealogical link to his father, and the coherence of an autobiographical text--that Melville explores throughout his work. He shows how, as Melville ...
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In this book Peter J. Bellis aims to show how Melville's career is shaped by his desire to define and represent the self, to find a secure identity on which to base personal and social relations. Using Typee , Pierre , White-Jacket , Redburn , Billy Budd , and Moby-Dick as models, Bellis isolates three forms of selfhood--the integrity of the physical body, the son's genealogical link to his father, and the coherence of an autobiographical text--that Melville explores throughout his work. He shows how, as Melville texts each of these, his work becomes increasingly self-reflexive and self-critical; his search for an absolute ground for both self and text ends by undermining the very authority it would establish. In this Melville differed markedly from Whitman and Thoreau, who did find or create identities for themselves in their writing. Bellis examines Melville's last novel, The Confidence-Man , to show his method as ultimately deconstructive--culminating, in fact, in the abandonment of Melville's own career as a novelist.
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Publisher:
University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Published:
1990
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English
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1990
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Fine. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 232 p. Anniversary Collection. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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1990
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English
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18071673002
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
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University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
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1990
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English
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 5x1x8; The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. Some foxing on the edges of the text block. The dust jacket shows some very light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 222pp.