After the whale: melville in the wake of moby-dick
Auteur :
Davis, Clark
Éditeur :
The University of Alabama Press
ISBN :
9780817360719
Date de publication :
23 févr. 2021
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,2 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
383 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Focuses on Melville's vision of the purpose and function of language from Moby-Dick through Billy Budd with a special emphasis on how language - in function and form - follows and depends on the function and form of the body, how Melville's attitude toward words echoes his attitude toward fish.