Solitude and society in the works of Herman Melville and Edith Wharton
By: Linda Costanzo Cahir.
Series: Contributions to the study of American literature ,; no. 3
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
Subjects: Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Political and social views.; Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Political and social views.; Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Knowledge -- Psychology.; Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Knowledge -- Psychology.; Psychological fiction, American -- History and criticism.; Literature and society -- United States -- History.; Social isolation in literature.; Loneliness in literature.; Solitude in literature.; Self in literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-149) and index.