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Reading Melville's Pierre; Or, the Ambiguities

Hershel Parker; Brian Higgins

Synopsis:
Melville's Pierre; or, The Ambiguities has a storied place in the history of American publishing. Melville began writing this follow-up to Moby-Dick in October 1851, thinking that it might prove even more significant than its predecessor. The 1852 publication of Pierre was catastrophic, however. In Reading Melville's "Pierre; or, The Ambiguities," noted Melville authorities probe the daunting story behind a deeply flawed but revealing work, one that directly reflects the major crisis of Melville's authorial life.

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