Subversive Genealogy: The Politics and Art of Herman MelvilleExamines Herman Melville's use of the history of his family in the writing of his novels and analyzes the political views contained in his fiction. |
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As the sperm whale resembles " the New England rock on the sea - coast , " so Webster was as massively American as " the rocks of our hills . " 97 Abolitionists , said Webster , " are disposed to mount upon some particu- lar duty ...
As the sperm whale resembles " the New England rock on the sea - coast , " so Webster was as massively American as " the rocks of our hills . " 97 Abolitionists , said Webster , " are disposed to mount upon some particu- lar duty ...
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Webster's brow as Saturnina resembles a sperm whale's , but his big head is empty ; Saturnina is a windbag . Moby Dick's grandeur , by contrast , is purchased at the price of the whale's indifference to human concerns .
Webster's brow as Saturnina resembles a sperm whale's , but his big head is empty ; Saturnina is a windbag . Moby Dick's grandeur , by contrast , is purchased at the price of the whale's indifference to human concerns .
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Webster's enemies called attention to the disjunction between the performer and his masks . " There is no actor in the theater of public life in this country , " one charged , " who has played so many parts as MR . DANIEL WEBSTER .
Webster's enemies called attention to the disjunction between the performer and his masks . " There is no actor in the theater of public life in this country , " one charged , " who has played so many parts as MR . DANIEL WEBSTER .
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The Red Rover | 3 |
POLITICS | 13 |
and Christians | 42 |
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Subversive Genealogy: The Politics and Art of Herman Melville Michael Rogin Vista previa limitada - 1985 |
Subversive Genealogy: The Politics and Art of Herman Melville Michael Rogin Vista previa limitada - 1985 |
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| Título | Subversive Genealogy: The Politics and Art of Herman Melville Borzoi book |
| Autor | Michael Paul Rogin |
| Editor | Knopf, 1983 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 11 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 039450609X, 9780394506098 |
| Largo | 354 páginas |
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