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Melvillean Parasites addresses an aspect of Herman Melville’s authorship largely overlooked by previous scholars: the abundance of narrators and characters in his writings in search of food—an aim they typically pursue through sponging off the people they encounter. Deploying the conceptual figure of the parasite as its primary analytical tool, the book interprets how the dream of a free meal plays out and is given literary form in Typee (1846), “Bartleby, the Scrivener” (1853), “Jimmy Rose” (18...Show more
Book details
ISBN
9788202783402
Publisher
Cappelen Damm akademisk
Published year
2022
Language
English
Edition
1
Original title
Melvillean Parasites
Format
Paperback
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