This fact that Melville died an unremarkable and largely unnoted death after 20 quiet years of work as a civil servant comes as a surprise to many contemporary readers and students, who approach Melville as a veritable superstar of American literature. But despite this early fanfare, Melville’s reputation and following declined throughout his lifetime, and he died in relative obscurity. N his thirties, Herman Melville was known throughout America as “the man who lived among cannibals.” The success of his first novel, Typee, made Melville a public figure and shaped the American imagination with its depictions of Polynesian life. Part IV: Appendices Chronology of Melville’s Life and Times Bibliography of Melville’s Works Selected Books and Articles about Melville Contemporary Reviews Melville and Hawthorne Genealogy of Herman Melville Part III: Related People, Places, Publications, and Topics Arroyo Cover design by Anastasia Plé Printed in the United States of America VB Hermitage 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This book is printed on acid-free paper. You can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at Text design by Erika K. Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755. PS2386G38 2006 813′.3-dc22 2005036733 Facts On File books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses, associations, institutions, or sales promotions. Authors, American-19th century-Biography-Handbooks, manuals, etc. Melville, Herman, 1819–1891-Handbooks, manuals, etc. Includes bibliographical references and index. Critical companion to Herman Melville: a literary reference to his life and work / April Gentry. An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gentry, April. For information contact: Facts On File, Inc. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. Copyright © 2001 by Carl Rollyson and Lisa Paddock All rights reserved. Herman Melville A Literary Reference to His Life and WorkĬARL ROLLYSON, LISA PADDOCK, AND APRIL GENTRYĬritical Companion to Herman Melville: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work Copyright © 2007 by Carl Rollyson, Lisa Paddock, and April Gentry This is a revised edition of Herman Melville A to Z.
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