In an original and provocative series of readings that range across Melville's career, the contributors consider not only the sources and implications of Melvil

This challenging and timely study demonstrates that the problems Melville faced as a writer - the relationship between politics and aesthetics and the represent

Handsomely Done: Aesthetics, Politics, and Media after Melville brings together leading and emerging scholars from comparative literature, critical theory, and

In this imaginative book, Katie McGettigan argues that Melville's novels and poetry demonstrate a sustained engagement with the physical, social, and economic m

Ambitious in scope and innovative in concept, this book offers an overview and critique of the conventions surrounding artistic creativity and intellectual ende