Herman Melville
Subtitle: stargazer
By: Brett Zimmerman.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Montreal; Ithaca [N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 142
Subjects: Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Knowledge -- Astronomy; Literature and science -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Astronomy in literature
Description: Herman Melville's passion for things astronomical is visible throughout his writings. Brett Zimmerman places Melville's many astronomical citations within the thematic context of the works in which they appear and within the larger cultural and historical context of nineteenth-century studies. In addition he provides a comprehensive catalogue of every reference to astronomy, its practitioners, and related topics in Melville's works.

Herman Melville: Stargazer will be of great interest to scholars and students of American literature, as well as to those interested in the relationship between science and literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-136) and index.