Reading Melville's Pierre; Or, The Ambiguities: A Reading of the Poems
- ISBN-10
- 0807135682
- ISBN-13
- 9780807135686
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-05
- Publisher
- LSU Press
- Authors
- Hershel Parker, Brian Higgins
Description
This engaging new study uses biographical evidence to explore Pierre, the puzzling novel that Herman Melville wrote immediately after the publication of Moby-Dick. Parker and Higgins reveal that Melville drastically altered the end of the novel after a troubling meeting with his publisher and editor about the perceived failure of Moby-Dick. Melville re-wrote Pierre's protagonist as a writer and used the novel to attack the publishing industry. Parker and Higgins' exploration into Pierre shows that this is a deeply flawed novel, but an intriguing and revealing glimpse into the mind of an American literary giant.
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