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White Fire: The Influence of Emerson on Melville
White Fire The Influence of Emerson on Melville
Author: John B. Williams
White Fire challenges the critical tradition that for nearly half a century has celebrated the power of blackness in American literature. This tradition presents Herman Melville as investigating, then rejecting the optimistic vision of Ralph Waldo Emerson because he lacked a viable sense of evil. Williams digs beneath the obvious contrasts betwe...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781878981028
ISBN-10: 1878981021
Publication Date: 3/8/1991
Pages: 208
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Publisher: University Publishing Association
Book Type: Hardcover
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