Reading Melville's Pierre; Or, the Ambiguities

by Brian Higgins and Hershel Parker

Herman Melville's Pierre; or. The Ambiguities has a storied place in the history of American publishing. Melville began writing this follow-up to Moby-Dick in October 1851, thinking that it might prove even more significant than its predecessor. The 1852 publication of Pierre was catastrophic, however. Melville lost his English publisher, and American reviewers derided the book and called the author mad. InReading Melville's Pierre; or, The Ambiguities,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807132268
• ISBN13: 9780807132265
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.1"