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White Lies: Melville's Narratives of Facts 1st edition
John Samson
White Lies: Melville's Narratives of Facts 1st edition
John Samson
Samson offers full contextual readings of Melville's five major narratives of facts—Typee, Omoo, Redburn, White-Jacket, and Israel Potter—demonstrating how Melville critically rewrote the sources on which he drew, making the genre itself a subject.
260 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 26, 2011 |
ISBN13 | 9780801477713 |
Publishers | Cornell University Press |
Pages | 260 |
Dimensions | 140 × 216 × 19 mm · 454 g |
Language | English |
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