EMPIRE FOR LIBERTY by Wai-chee Dimock ( 9780691015095 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

EMPIRE FOR LIBERTY
MELVILLE AND THE POETICS OF INDIVIDUALISM

By:

Wai-chee Dimock

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0691015090

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9780691015095

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Publisher:

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 February, 1991

Pages:

264

Description:

Approaching Herman Melville as a figure caught in the politics of a nation and an "imperial self", the author aims to challenge our view by demonstrating a link between the individualism that enabled Melville to write as a sovereign author and the nationalism that allowed America to grow into what Jefferson hoped would be an "empire for liberty".

Synopsis:

Wai Chee Dimock approaches Herman Melville not as a timeless genius, but as a historical figure caught in the politics of an imperial nation and an "imperial self." She challenges our customary view by demonstrating a link between the individualism that enabled Melville to write as a sovereign author and the nationalism that allowed America to grow into what Jefferson hoped would be an "empire for liberty."

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