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Herman Melville
Kevin J. Hayes
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Description for Herman Melville
Paperback. This fast-paced new biography surveys all Herman Melville's major works and tells the compelling story of his unpredictable professional and personal life. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 248 pages, 40 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGL; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130. .
American novelist and poet Herman Melville is considered by many to be the finest author his nation has produced. Born in New York in 1819, he achieved recognition as a leader of world literature with his daring stylistic innovations, and his masterpiece Moby-Dick continues to capture the attention of readers around the globe. This fast-paced biography surveys Melville's major works and tells the compelling story of his unpredictable professional and personal life. Kevin J. Hayes explores the revival of interest in Melville's work thirty years after his death, coinciding with the aftermath of the First World War and the rise ... Read more
American novelist and poet Herman Melville is considered by many to be the finest author his nation has produced. Born in New York in 1819, he achieved recognition as a leader of world literature with his daring stylistic innovations, and his masterpiece Moby-Dick continues to capture the attention of readers around the globe. This fast-paced biography surveys Melville's major works and tells the compelling story of his unpredictable professional and personal life. Kevin J. Hayes explores the revival of interest in Melville's work thirty years after his death, coinciding with the aftermath of the First World War and the rise ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Critical Lives
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780238074
SKU
V9781780238074
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Ref
99-15
About Kevin J. Hayes
Kevin J. Hayes is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Central Oklahoma, currently living and working in Toledo, Ohio. He is the author of several books, including George Washington: A Life in Books (2017), The Road to Monticello: The Life and Mind of Thomas Jefferson (2008) and Edgar Allan Poe (Reaktion Books, 2009).
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