Herman Melville : stargazer /
Zimmerman, Brett, 1958-
Herman Melville : stargazer / Brett Zimmerman. - Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1998. - 1 online resource (xiv, 142 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Uranic Muse: Melville's Knowledge of Astronomy -- 2 The Cosmic Drama of Mardi -- 3 Stars and Spiritual Navigation in Clarel -- 4 Astronomical Imagery and Symbolic Antitheses in Billy Budd -- 5 Final Thoughts on Melville and Astronomy -- Appendix One: Catalogue of References to Astronomical Subjects -- Appendix Two: More Maps and Drawings from Hiram Mattison's Atlas -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M No -- p -- r -- s -- t -- u -- v -- w -- z
"Herman Melville's passion for things astronomical is visible throughout his writings. Brett Zimmerman places Melville's many astronomical citations within the thematic context of the works in which they appear and within the larger cultural and historical context of nineteenth-century studies. In addition he provides a comprehensive catalogue of every reference to astronomy, its practitioners, and related topics in Melville's works."--BOOK JACKET. "Herman Melville: Stargazer will be of great interest to scholars and students of American literature, as well as to those interested in the relationship between science and literature."--Jacket
9780773567443 0773567445
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Criticism and interpretation.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Knowledge--Astronomy.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Critique et interprétation.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Et l'astronomie.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
Melville, Herman.
Astronomy in literature.
Astronomie dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
Astronomy
Astronomy in literature
Astronomie
Sterrenkunde.
Letterkunde.
Symboliek.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS2388.S35 / Z54 1998eb
813/.3
Herman Melville : stargazer / Brett Zimmerman. - Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1998. - 1 online resource (xiv, 142 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Uranic Muse: Melville's Knowledge of Astronomy -- 2 The Cosmic Drama of Mardi -- 3 Stars and Spiritual Navigation in Clarel -- 4 Astronomical Imagery and Symbolic Antitheses in Billy Budd -- 5 Final Thoughts on Melville and Astronomy -- Appendix One: Catalogue of References to Astronomical Subjects -- Appendix Two: More Maps and Drawings from Hiram Mattison's Atlas -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M No -- p -- r -- s -- t -- u -- v -- w -- z
"Herman Melville's passion for things astronomical is visible throughout his writings. Brett Zimmerman places Melville's many astronomical citations within the thematic context of the works in which they appear and within the larger cultural and historical context of nineteenth-century studies. In addition he provides a comprehensive catalogue of every reference to astronomy, its practitioners, and related topics in Melville's works."--BOOK JACKET. "Herman Melville: Stargazer will be of great interest to scholars and students of American literature, as well as to those interested in the relationship between science and literature."--Jacket
9780773567443 0773567445
DESLIB_CEL
22573/ctt6whzm JSTOR
C98-901011-2
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Criticism and interpretation.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Knowledge--Astronomy.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Critique et interprétation.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Et l'astronomie.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
Melville, Herman.
Astronomy in literature.
Astronomie dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--American--General.
Astronomy
Astronomy in literature
Astronomie
Sterrenkunde.
Letterkunde.
Symboliek.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PS2388.S35 / Z54 1998eb
813/.3