Selected Poems of Herman Melville, Reader's Edition - Hardcover

Herman Melville

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394403983 ISBN 13: 9780394403984

Publisher: Random House, 1971

Synopsis

The entries collected in the Selected Poems of Herman Melville were chosen with literary consideration foremost: they encompass a wide variety of nearly 25 years work in verse. Included here are pieces from his most important verse, but poems of lesser regard also appear in the interest of exploring Melville's artistic development and correlation to his novels. Included are selections from "The Battle Pieces", which commemorate the Civil War, "Clarel", an ambitious work of epic length about travellers to the Holy Land, "John Marr and Other Sailors", drawn from his experience as a seaman, and pieces he had in planning such as those about a group called the "Burgundy Club" and a collection of verses dedicated to his wife. This third edition includes a new postscript by Hennig Cohen and his commentary on the poems throughout the volume.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The entries collected in The Selected Poem of Herman Melville were chosen with literary consideration foremost, but poems of lesser regard also appear in the interest of exploring Melville's artistic development and their correlation with his novels.

About the Author:

Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and poet. Hennig Cohen is Professor Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania and former editor of American Quarterly. He is recognized as a leading Melville scholar.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 1971
• ISBN 10: 0394403983
• ISBN 13: 9780394403984
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 458
• Editor: Robert Penn Warren