Herman Melville (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)

By Harold Bloom

Book Overview

Although he spent much of his career in obscurity, Herman Melville, the author of classics such as Moby-Dick, Billy Budd, and Bartleby, the Scrivener, has since become known as one of America's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877546703
• ISBN13: 9780877546702
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Facts On File, Incorporated
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 9 years and up

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended reading for students of literary history

The great artists of the world commonly go unnoticed during their lifetimes. "Herman Melville" looks at the work of the great author, much ignored during his time. Moby Dick being one of the great American novels was not a best seller when it was first available, despite its place in modern school curriculums. With a wide examination of all of his work the Bloom Modern Critical Views book on "Herman Melville" is highly recommended reading for students of literary history.