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Moby-Dick and Melville's anti-slavery allegory

Brian R. Pellar ; foreword by J. Hillis Miller

(American literature readings in the 21st century)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2017

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"Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2017"--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. 207-215

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This book unfurls and examines the anti-slavery allegory at the subtextual core of Herman Melville's famed novel, Moby-Dick. Brian Pellar points to symbols and allusions in the novel such as the albinism of the famed whale, the "Ship of State" motif, Calhoun's "cords," the equator, Jonah, Narcissus, St. Paul, and Thomas Hobbe's Leviathan. The work contextualizes these devices within a historical discussion of the Compromise of 1850 and subsequently strengthened Fugitive Slave Laws. Drawing on a rich variety of sources such as unpublished papers, letters, reviews, and family memorabilia, the chapters discuss the significance of these laws within Melville's own life. After clarifying the hidden allegory interconnecting black slaves and black whales, this book carefully sheds the layers of a hidden meaning that will be too convincing to ignore for future readings: Moby-Dick is ultimately a novel that is intimately connected with questions of race, slavery, and the state.

目次

Introduction.- 2 Melville's Motivations.- 3 The Ship of State.- 4 Hemp and Calhoun's "Cords".- 5 Man as Whale.- 6. "This Afric Temple of the Whale".- 7 The Equator.-8 "Who Ain't a Slave?".- 9 "The Log and the Line".- 10 St. Paul.- 11"I Do Not Baptise Thee in Name".- Moby-Dick and "Black Blood".- 10 Moby Dick in Service.- Epilogue.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB29227053
  • ISBN
    • 9783319848631
  • 出版国コード
    sz
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    [Cham]
  • ページ数/冊数
    xvii, 234 p.
  • 大きさ
    21 cm
  • 親書誌ID
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