Melville; the making of the poet.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9780810124646

Melville; the making of the poet.

Parker, Hershel.

Northwestern U. Press

2008

238 pages

$32.95

Hardcover

PS2387

According to this new study by Parker (English emeritus, U. of Delaware) Melville was expert in the works of poets only dimly understood or even acknowledged by modern critics, and read across a wide range of schools and eras. Parker also points out that Melville's love of poetry was complex ...

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