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Selected Poems of Herman Melville
Herman Melville
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Paperback. A collection of poems by Herman Melville, featuring selections from "The Battle Pieces", "Clarel", "John Marr and Other Sailors", and pieces he had in planning, such as those about the so-called "Burgundy Club" and a collection of verses dedicated to his wife. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 360.
The entries collected in the Selected Poems of Herman Melville were chosen with literary consideration foremost: they encompass a wide variety of nearly 25 years work in verse. Included here are pieces from his most important verse, but poems of lesser regard also appear in the interest of exploring Melville's artistic development and correlation to his novels. Included are selections from "The Battle Pieces", which commemorate the Civil War, "Clarel", an ambitious work of epic length about travellers to the Holy Land, "John Marr and Other Sailors", drawn from his experience as a seaman, and pieces he had in planning ... Read more
The entries collected in the Selected Poems of Herman Melville were chosen with literary consideration foremost: they encompass a wide variety of nearly 25 years work in verse. Included here are pieces from his most important verse, but poems of lesser regard also appear in the interest of exploring Melville's artistic development and correlation to his novels. Included are selections from "The Battle Pieces", which commemorate the Civil War, "Clarel", an ambitious work of epic length about travellers to the Holy Land, "John Marr and Other Sailors", drawn from his experience as a seaman, and pieces he had in planning ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
Number of Pages
259
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823213368
SKU
V9780823213368
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