A critical introduction to the life and literary works of Herman Melville, for student and adult readers.
Sharon Talley is an Associate Professor of English at Texas A&M University — Corpus Christi, where she teaches Early American literature and cultures. Special research interests include Death and Dying in American Literature, and the American Renaissance.
Talley provides a student companion to the works of Herman Melville
that is also intended for general readers. The volume is meant to
help readers critically analyze his literature in a
non-intimidating way. Beginning with a chapter on biography, the
book discusses Melville's contributions to American literature, his
influence, genres, and major works: Typee, Omoo, Mardi, Redburn,
White-Jacket, Moby-Dick, Pierre, The Confidence Man, and Billy
Budd, in addition to his short fiction, serialized novels, and
poetry. Plot and character development and major themes are
examined, as well as literary devices, style, narrative point of
view, and setting. Each chapter incorporates an alternative
critical perspective, such as feminist, postcolonial, genre, reader
response, and deconstructionist criticism.
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