Presents an examination of the life and work of Herman Melville, including a brief biography, an essay by literary critic Harold Bloom, an analysis of the themes, symbols, and ideas in his work, and a complete bibliography.
Content Note
The work in the writer / Harold Bloom -- Introduction / Harold Bloom -- Biography of Herman Melville / Neil Heims -- Melville : American romantic / Randa Dubnick -- The author of Typee, Omoo, &c. / Newton Arvin -- Moby-Dick : Jonah's whale or Job's? / Daniel Hoffman.