PC Melville
Posted by Shannon Love on September 7th, 2010 (All posts by Shannon Love)
Yeah…Come to think of it, what was Melville really trying to say?
Might be a thesis in this somewhere.
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September 7th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Here’s a weighty thesis…
http://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Captain-Ahab-Psychological-Melville/dp/0873386744
September 7th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
See also:
“Moby Dick and Sexless Politics”
Chapter 11 in Charles R. Lawson’s wonderful
Academia Nuts: The Collected Works of Clara LePage.
http://www.amazon.com/Academia-nuts-Collected-works-LePage/dp/0672523108
And I warn you, trying to read just ONE of Clara’s interpretations of modern literature is like eating just ONE peanut out of a bag…
September 9th, 2010 at 6:40 am
Ha. Cute.
These are great links, everyone.
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