Melville's City: Literary and Urban Form in Nineteenth-Century New York

By Wyn Kelley

Book Overview

Melville's City argues that Melville's relationship to the city is considerably more complex than has generally been believed. By placing him in the historical and cultural context of nineteenth-century New York, Kelley presents a Melville who borrows from the colorful cultural variety of the city while at the same time investigating its darker and more dangerous social aspects. Through examination of works spanning Melville's career, she forges a new analysis of the connections between urban and literary form.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521106729
• ISBN13: 9780521106726
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"