Description |
191 p. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction: stylistic choices and intellectual armature -- Melville's melancholy landscapes. Salvator R.Tarnmoor's mnemonic itinerary; Allegories of decay and the decay of allegory; Mime and masquerade in the theatrum mundi -- Poe's mirrored memory palaces. The William Wilson effect; Magical architecture and chiastic echoes; Emblems of mournful and never-ending remembrance -- Conclusion : reclaiming irredeemable loss -- Appendix ("The raven"). |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Encantadas.
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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849. Raven.
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Literary style.
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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Literary style.
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Knowledge -- Literature.
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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Knowledge -- Literature.
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Memory in literature.
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Chiasmus.
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Melancholy in literature.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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Added Title |
Memory, melancholy, and the emblematic tradition |
ISBN |
9781409435860 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781409435877 (electronic bk.) |
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