Herman Melville
By:"Brett Zimmerman"
Published on 1998-01-27 by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Astronomy fascinated Herman Melville and provided an important and recurring theme in all his writing. He was inspired by uranography, stellar lore, ancient philosophical notions about the nature of the universe, and discoveries and speculations in contemporary astronomy. In Herman Melville: Stargazer Brett Zimmerman investigates Melville's knowledge and literary uses of astronomy, especially within the thematic contexts of Mardi, Clarel, and Billy Budd.

This Book was ranked 8 by Google Books for keyword stargazer.

Herman Melville

Herman Melville

Herman Melville
By:"Brett Zimmerman"
Published on 1998-01-27 by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Astronomy fascinated Herman Melville and provided an important and recurring theme in all his writing. He was inspired by uranography, stellar lore, ancient philosophical notions about the nature of the universe, and discoveries and speculations in contemporary astronomy. In Herman Melville: Stargazer Brett Zimmerman investigates Melville's knowledge and literary uses of astronomy, especially within the thematic contexts of Mardi, Clarel, and Billy Budd.

This Book was ranked 8 by Google Books for keyword stargazer.

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