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Herman Melville: An Introduction by Wyn Kelley

Herman Melville: An Introduction

by Wyn Kelley
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781405131575
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
  • Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
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  • Pages: 228
  • Original Price: GBP 89.95
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 513 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh and American / General

This unique introduction explores Herman Melville as he described himself in Billy Budd-"a writer whom few know." Moving beyond the recurring depiction of Melville as the famous author of Moby-Dick, this book traces his development as a writer while providing the basic tools for successful critical reading of his novels.


  • *Offers a brief introduction to Melville, covering all his major works
    *Showcases Melville's writing process through his correspondence with Nathaniel Hawthorne
    *Provides a clear sense of Melville's major themes and preoccupations
    *Focuses on Typee, Moby-Dick, and Billy Budd in individual chapters
    *Includes a biography, summary of key works, interpretation, commentary, and an extensive bibliography.

    • Wyn Kelley is a Senior Lecturer in the Literature Faculty at MIT. She is the author of Melville's City: Literary and Urban Form in Nineteenth-Century New York (1996) and editor of A Companion to Herman Melville (Blackwell, 2006) and an edition of Benito Cereno 2006, and has also written a number of essays on Melville. She is Associate Editor of the Melville Society journal Leviathan.

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