This collection reimagines Melville as both a theorist and a writer, approaching his works as philosophical forms in their own right.

In a series of 35 original essays, this companion demonstrates the relevance of Melville’s works in the twenty-first century. Presents 35 original essays by s

This new collection offers timely, critical essays specially commissioned to provide a comprehensive overview of Melville's career.

By examining the unique problems that 'blackness' signifies in Moby-Dick, Pierre, 'Benito Cereno' and 'The Encantadas', Christopher Freeburg analyzes how Herman