Melville among the Philosophers

Herausgeber: McCall, Corey; Nurmi, Tom

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is aimed at both philosophers and scholars of American literature who wish to reexamine the philosophical depth of Melville's writings. Contributions deal with various philosophical aspects of Melville's work, including well-known texts such as Moby-Dick as well as lesser-known works such as Pierre, "The Encantadas,"and Clarel.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 568g
• ISBN-13: 9781498536745
• ISBN-10: 1498536743
• Artikelnr.: 48895781

Autorenporträt

Corey McCall is associate professor of philosophy at Elmira College. Tom Nurmi is assistant professor of English at Montana State University Billings.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Melville's Silence Corey McCall & Tom Nurmi I. Melville as
Philosopher "In Voiceless Visagelessness": The Disenchanted Landscape of
Clarel Troy Jollimore Platonic and Nietzschean Themes of Transformation in
Moby-Dick Mark Anderson Passion, Reverie, Disaster, Joy: What Philosophers
Learn at Sea Edward F. Mooney Outlandish Lands: Melville's Pierre and the
Democratic Ambiguity of Space and Time Jason M. Wirth Beasts, Sovereigns,
Pirates: Melville's "Enchanted Isles" Beyond the Picturesque Gary Shapiro
On Religion and the Strangeness of Speech: Typee as a 'Peep' Tracy B.
Strong II. Inheriting Melville Melville's Phenomenology of Gender: Critical
Reflections on C.L.R. James' Mariners, Renegades, Castaways and Paget
Henry's Caliban's Reason Marilyn Nissim-Sabat Decolonial Options in
Moby-Dick Kris Sealey "Benito Cereno," or, the American Chronotope of
Slavery Eduardo Mendieta The European Authorization of American Literature
and Philosophy: After Cavell, Reading Bartleby with Deleuze, then Rancière
David LaRocca Afterword: A Time to Break the Philosophic Silencing of
Melville Cornel West