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Herman Melville

by Newton Arvin

American NovelistsNational Book Award Winneraward:national_book_award=nonfictionaward:national_book_award=1951BiographyCriticism and interpretationMelville, herman, 1819-1891

A narrative account of what is known of Melville's life, and an interpretation, in psychological and psychoanalytical terms, of Melville's personality. Critically, it presents an independent appraisal and an exhaustive analysis ... of Melville's prose and verse."

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Book data: Open Library