Parker, Hershel

Melville Biography

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ISBN 13:: 9780810127098
author:: Parker, Hershel
format:: HardBack
publisher:: Northwestern University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2013
Pages:: 656
Genre:: Literary Criticism, American
Condition:: New
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Discover the inside story behind Herman Melville's biography and the art of literary criticism in this bold new work by Hershel Parker.

Parker, a renowned scholar with a lifetime of experience working alongside great Melville scholars, champions archival-based biography and the importance of embodying such scholarship in literary criticism. This book is a fascinating account of his own research process, as well as a detailed history of the "unholy war" waged against biographical scholarship.

For fans of Melville and Parker alike, this book offers a unique perspective on the intersection of biography and literary criticism, making it a compelling read for anyone interested in the subject.

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