Herman Melville : stargazer / Brett Zimmerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zimmerman, Brett, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Melville, Herman, 1819-1891--Knowledge--Astronomy.

Melville, Herman.

Literature and science--United States--History--19th century.

Literature and science.

Astronomy in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Melville's passion for things astronomical is visible throughout his canon. Zimmerman places Melville's many astronomical citations within the thematic context of the works in which they appear and within the larger cultural and historical context of nineteenth-century studies. In addition he provides a comprehensive catalogue of every reference to astronomy, its practitioners, and related topics in Melville's works. Herman Melville: Stargazer will be of great interest to scholars and students of American literature as well as those interested in the relationship between science and literature.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Uranic Muse: Melville’s Knowledge of Astronomy

The Cosmic Drama of Mardi

Stars and Spiritual Navigation in Clarel

Astronomical Imagery and Symbolic Antitheses in Billy Budd

Final Thoughts on Melville and Astronomy

Catalogue of References to Astronomical Subjects in Melville’s Writings

More Maps and Drawings from Hiram Mattison’s Atlas Designed to Illustrate Burritt’s Geography of the Heavens

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-136) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85529-8

9786612855290

0-7735-6744-5

OCLC:

181843630