How long does it take to read Herman Melville and the American Calling?

At an average reading pace, Herman Melville and the American Calling takes about 5 h 26 min to read (296 pages).

Herman Melville and the American Calling

By Spanos, William V.

Published by State University of New York Press

English 296 pages 2008

Estimated reading time: 5 h 26 min

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About this book

Argues that Herman Melville's later work anticipates the resurgence of an American exceptionalist ethos underpinning the U.S.-led global "war on terror." Oriented by the new Americanist perspective, this book constitutes a rereading of Herman Melville's most prominent fiction after Moby-Dick. In contrast to prior readings of this fiction, William V. Spanos's interpretation takes as its point of departure the theme of spectrality precipitated by the metaphor of orphanage-disaffiliation from the symbolic fatherland, on the one hand, and the myth of American exceptionalism on the other-that emerged as an abiding motif in Melville's creative imagination. This book voices an original argument about Melville's status as an "American" writer, and foregrounds Melville's remarkable anticipation and critique of the exceptionalism that continues to drive American policy in the post-9/11 era.

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Herman Melville and the American Calling is available as PDF at 9 online bookshops. Bookshops carrying it include Bajalibros Argentina, Bajalibros Latam, Bookshop Uruguay.

Genres

Semiotics & Theory American

Language: English

In what formats is Herman Melville and the American Calling available?: Herman Melville and the American Calling is available as PDF at 9 online bookshops.
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How long does it take to read Herman Melville and the American Calling?: At an average reading pace, Herman Melville and the American Calling takes about 5 h 26 min to read (296 pages).