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Herman Melville : stargazer / Brett Zimmerman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1998.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 142 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780773567443
  • 0773567445
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Herman Melville.DDC classification:
  • 813/.3 21
LOC classification:
  • PS2388.S35 Z54 1998eb
Online resources:
Contents:
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
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Review: "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
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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

Print version record.

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

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