The Poems of Herman Melville
RobillardA critical collection of Herman Melville's poetry
Unlike his fiction, which has been popular and often reprinted, Melville's poetry remains obscure. The last "collected poems" appeared in 1947 and "selected poems" in the 1970s, and only two books dealing exclusively with Melville's poetry have appeared, both published in the 1970s. In this revised edition of his Poems of Herman Melville, Douglas Robillard updates the scholarship on the poetry through his introduction and notes and makes a case for revised estimate of the importance of Melville as a poet.
The Poems of Herman Melville contains entire texts of "Battle-Pieces" (1866), "John Marr and Other Sailors" (1888), and "Timoleon" (1891). Selected cantos from "Clarel" are reprinted with accompanying notes and commentary.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Published: 08/01/2000
ISBN: 9780873386609
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.00w x 0.80d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2000 pg. 846
Library Journal 06/15/2000 pg. 87
Library Journal 11/15/2000 pg. 30