| Description |
xiii, 171 p. |
| Series |
Continuum literary studies series |
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Continuum literary studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: "when Leviathan's the text" -- Out of bounds: Melville's American baroque -- Spaces of American literature: geography and narrative form -- 'An everlasting terra incognita': globalization and world literature -- Anti-Ishmael -- Marine nomadology: Melville's antinomy of pure reason -- 'spaces that before were blank': the utopia of the periphery -- A prosy stroll: overview and the urban itinerary -- The ambiguities of place: local narrative and the global city -- Conclusion: "Leviathan is not the biggest fish", or, the cartography of the Kraken. |
| 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 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Setting (Literature)
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Space and time in literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780826471512 |
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