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BL
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1039182
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b793552
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| Title & Author
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A historical guide to Herman Melville /\ edited by Giles Gunn.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2005.
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| Series Statement
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Historical guides to American authors
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (viii, 262 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0195142810
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: 0195142829
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: 0199729042
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: 0199850291
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: 1423762223
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: 1602569983
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: 6610531250
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: 9780195142815
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: 9780195142822
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: 9780199729043
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: 9780199850297
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: 9781423762225
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: 9781602569980
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: 9786610531257
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-241) and index.
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| Contents
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Herman Melville, 1819-1891: a brief biography / Robert Milder -- Melville in his time -- Romantic answers, victorian questions: cultural possibilities for Melville at midcentury / Leon Chai -- Melville and class / Myra Jehlen -- Melville and the marketplace / Sheila Post -- Without the pale: Melville and ethnic cosmopolitanism / Timothy Marr -- "Wandering to-and-fro": Melville and religion / Emory Elliott.
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| Abstract
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Essays on Melville's life & writing here make the case for his centrality both to 19th century writing in America & also to America's understanding of itself.
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| Subject
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Melville, Herman,1819-1891
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Melville, Herman,1819-1891
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Melville, Herman,1819-1891.
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| Subject
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Literature and history-- United States-- History-- 19th century, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Novelists, American-- 19th century, Biography, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Littérature et histoire-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 19e siècle, Guides, manuels, etc.
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Romanciers américains-- 19e siècle-- Biographies, Guides, manuels, etc.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Literary.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- American-- General.
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Literature and history.
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Novelists, American.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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813/.3
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| LC Classification
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PS2386.H54 2005eb
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| NLM classification
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18.06bcl
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| Added Entry
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Gunn, Giles B.
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