"Literatura estadounidense Historia y crítica Siglo XIX." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Analyse de l'ensemble de l'oeuvre de Melville (1819-1891), l'un des pères fondateurs de la littérature américaine, réalisée par une romancière américaine." . . . . . . . "Herman Melville"@en . "Herman Melville" . . "Melville"@es . "Melville" . . . . . "Biographie" . "Herman Melville : a Penguin life" . "Herman Melville : a Penguin life"@en . . . . . "The complex author of the quintessential American masterpiece is demystified by a leading contemporary critic. Hardwick's novelistic flair reveals a former whaleship deck-hand whose voyages were the stuff of travel romances that seduced the public. A single novel, an eternal classic, established him as a founding father of American literature. Now, a century after his death, a new popular surge of interest in Herman Melville calls for Elizabeth Hardwick's rich analysis of \"the whole of Melville's works, uneven as it is, & the challenging shape of his life, a story of the creative history of an extraordinary American genius.\" Hardwick's superb critical interpretation & award-winning novelistic flair reveal a former whaleship deck hand whose voyages were the stuff of travel romances that seduced the public. Later, a self-described \"thought-diver\" into \"the truth of the human heart\" Melville harbored a bitterness that knew no bounds when that same public failed to embrace his masterwork, Moby-Dick. Invaluable for enthusiasts of American literature, Herman Melville is itself a masterpiece of critical commentary in the tradition of D.H. Lawrence's Studies in Classic American Literature." . "The complex author of the quintessential American masterpiece is demystified by a leading contemporary critic. Hardwick's novelistic flair reveals a former whaleship deck-hand whose voyages were the stuff of travel romances that seduced the public. A single novel, an eternal classic, established him as a founding father of American literature. Now, a century after his death, a new popular surge of interest in Herman Melville calls for Elizabeth Hardwick's rich analysis of \"the whole of Melville's works, uneven as it is, & the challenging shape of his life, a story of the creative history of an extraordinary American genius.\" Hardwick's superb critical interpretation & award-winning novelistic flair reveal a former whaleship deck hand whose voyages were the stuff of travel romances that seduced the public. Later, a self-described \"thought-diver\" into \"the truth of the human heart\" Melville harbored a bitterness that knew no bounds when that same public failed to embrace his masterwork, Moby-Dick. Invaluable for enthusiasts of American literature, Herman Melville is itself a masterpiece of critical commentary in the tradition of D.H. Lawrence's Studies in Classic American Literature."@en . . . . . . . . "Criticism, interpretation, etc" . "Biografies" . "Biographies" . "Biographie (Descripteur de forme)" . . . . . "Biography" . "Biography"@en . . "Romanciers américains 19e siècle." . . . . "Powieściopisarze amerykańscy biografie." . . "Novelistas estadounidenses Siglo XIX Biografías." . . "Écrivains américains 19e siècle Biographies." . . "Romanciers américains 19e siècle Biographies." . . "Novel·listes." . . "Biografie." . . "Novelists, American 19th century Biography." . . "1800 - 1899" . .