
Melville's folk roots
About this book
Melville's Folk Roots brings to the forefront the depth of Melville's immersion with and borrowing from oral traditions, both musical and narrative; tall-tale humor; nautical folklore; superstition; and legend. Though intended as a survey of Melville's use of folklore, this book also is important as a general introduction to his work. Unencumbered by critical jargon and narrated in an engaging manner, this book will appeal to general readers as well as seasoned scholars of Melville.
Subjects
Oral traditionKnowledgeFolklore in literatureFolkloreLiterature and folkloreHistoryMundliche LiteraturLitterature et folkloreHistoireFolklore dans la litteratureVolkskulturTradition oraleEt le folkloreMundliche UberlieferungMelville, herman, 1819-1891Knowledge and learning