Description |
1 online resource (588 pages) |
Series |
American Critical Archives ; no. 6 |
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American critical archives ; no. 6
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Summary |
Herman Melville: The Contemporary Reviews reprints virtually all the known contemporary reviews of Herman Melville's writings from the 1840s until his death in 1891. Many of his reviews are reprinted from hard-to-locate contemporary newspapers and periodicals. These materials document the response of the reviewers to specific worlds and share the course of Melville's nineteenth century reputation as travel writer, romancer, short-story writer, and poet |
Notes |
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
Subject |
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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American fiction -- 19th century -- Book reviews.
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Genre/Form |
Book reviews.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Book reviews.
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Reviews.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Higgins, Brian, 1943- editor
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Parker, Hershel, editor
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ISBN |
0511570449 |
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9780511570445 (ebook) |
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(paperback) |
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(hardback) |
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