Dead letters to the New world : Melville, Emerson, and American transcendentalism /: Melville, Emerson, and American transcendentalism. (2003)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Michael McLoughlin.
• Other Names: McLoughlin, Michael, 1969-
• Contents: 1. Correspondent colorings: Emerson and Melville -- 2. Shadows in Eden: American transcendentalism and its discontents -- 3. Deeper shadows to come: The transcendental underpinnings of Melville's early works -- 4. Defying nature: Moby-Dick and the limits of Emersonian individualism -- 5. A hell-fired rural bowl of milk: Melville's Pierre and transcendental rebellion -- 6. Naked nature aboard the San Dominick: "Benito Cereno, " Emerson, and the gothic -- 7. The endless, winding way: Melville's engagement with Emerson in The Whale's wake -- Appendix: The Emerson-Melville relationship: An annotated secondary bibliography.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource (282 pages)
• Subjects: 813/.3; LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General; Philosophy; Fate and fatalism in literature; Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.); Philosophy in literature; Sea stories, American; Transcendentalism in literature; Transcendentalism (New England); Sea stories, American -- History and criticism; Transcendentalism in literature; Fate and fatalism in literature; Transcendentalism (New England); Philosophy in literature; Transzendentalismus; Transzendentalismus; Criticism, interpretation, etc; Criticism and interpretation; Influence; Philosophy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781135885304; 1135885303
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.