Moby-Dick and Melville's Anti-Slavery Allegory (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)

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 Drawing on a rich variety of sources such as unpublished papers, letters, reviews, and family memorabilia, the chapters discuss the significance of these laws within Melville's own life.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.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	American Literature Readings in the 21st Century
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	2017
Authors:	Brian R. Pellar
Foreword by:	J.Hillis Miller
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	234
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-84863-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century
LSN:	3-319-84863-1
Barcode:	9783319848631

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