Dead letters to the New world [[electronic resource] ] : Melville, Emerson, and American transcendentalism / / by Michael McLoughlin

• Autore: McLoughlin Michael <1969->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Routledge, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (184 p.)
• Disciplina: 813/.3
• Soggetto topico: Sea stories, American - History and criticism; Transcendentalism in literature; Fate and fatalism in literature; Transcendentalism (New England); Philosophy in literature
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-216) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Correspondent Colorings: Emerson and Melville; 2 Shadows in Eden: American Transcendentalism and its Discontents; 3 Deeper Shadows to Come: The Transcendental Underpinnings of Melville's Early Works; 4 Defying Nature: Moby-Dick and the Limits of Emersonian Individualism; 5 A Hell-Fired Rural Bowl of Milk: Melville's Pierre and Transcendental Rebellion; 6 Naked Nature Aboard the San Dominick: ""Benito Cereno,"" Emerson, and the Gothic ; 7 The Endless, Winding Way: Melville's Engagement With Emerson in The Whale's WakeAppendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book contextualises and details Herman Melville's artistic career and outlines the relationship between Melville and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
• Titolo autorizzato: Dead letters to the New world
• ISBN: 1-280-23208-0; 9786610232086; 0-203-51743-1; 0-203-48611-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450315503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Literary criticism and cultural theory.