"Words are things"
Subtitle: Herman Melville and the invention of authorship in nineteenth-century America
By: André Kaenel.
Series: European university studies. Series XIV, Anglo-Saxon language and literature,; vol. 247 =; Europäische Hochschulschriften. Reihe XIV, Angelsächsische Sprache und Literatur ;; Bd. 247; Europäische Hochschulschriften.; Bd. 247.
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Bern; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
Subjects: Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Authorship.; Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Authors and readers -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Authorship -- History -- 19th century.; Authority in literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-317).