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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It also emerged from the politically explosive issue of slavery , and that had family roots as well . White - Jacket was , emblemati- cally , an attack on slavery . But there was also a real slave on the United States , and he was freed ...
It also emerged from the politically explosive issue of slavery , and that had family roots as well . White - Jacket was , emblemati- cally , an attack on slavery . But there was also a real slave on the United States , and he was freed ...
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Shaw's rulings separated the abstract , natural rights of slaves from their social and personal consequences . Melville saw the futility and ... In 1820 , his objections to the extension of slavery were practical as well as principled .
Shaw's rulings separated the abstract , natural rights of slaves from their social and personal consequences . Melville saw the futility and ... In 1820 , his objections to the extension of slavery were practical as well as principled .
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As Minerva with the gorgon shield , California stood at once for the dream of total free- dom and the social fact of slavery . Moby Dick is the gorgon who gives birth to Ahab's vengeance and will destroy his crew.67 Southern fire ...
As Minerva with the gorgon shield , California stood at once for the dream of total free- dom and the social fact of slavery . Moby Dick is the gorgon who gives birth to Ahab's vengeance and will destroy his crew.67 Southern fire ...
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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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