"The twisted mind" : madness in Herman Melville's fiction / by Paul McCarthy.
Drawing from two biographies of Melville, the author explores Melville's exposure to the topic of insanity in his life experiences and his reading. He then traces chronologically the development of the theme in Melville's fiction from Typee and Omoo through The Confidence-Man and Billy Bud...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
1990.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
Main Collection
| Call Number: |
PS2388.M45 M38 1990 |
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| Status: | Available Request this item |