Melville's Poetry: Toward the Enlarged Heart: A Thematic Study of Three Ignored Major Poems

Melville's Poetry: Toward the Enlarged Heart: A Thematic Study of Three Ignored Major Poems
ISBN-10
0838610021
ISBN-13
9780838610022
Pages
146
Language
English
Published
1972
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Authors
Herman Melville, Aaron Kramer

Description

Defends the position of Melville as one of the most important poets of the 19th century, analyzing three of Melville's longest poems--each representative of a different era in Melville's career. The poems studied are Bridegroom Dick, The Scout Toward Aldie, and The Marquis de Grandvin.

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