Herman Melville: Between Charlemagne and the Antemosaic Cosmic Man - Race, Class and the Crisis of Bourgeois Ideology in an American Re

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The study explores how Herman Melville's aristocratic background and the upheaval of his youth, marked by his father's bankruptcy and death, influenced his literary output. It examines the ideological undercurrents of his time and how they resonate within his works, offering insights into the complexities of his character and the societal themes he grappled with throughout his writing career.