The Civil War world of Herman Melville
By: Stanton Garner.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9780700606023
Subjects: Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. -- Sources; Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Knowledge -- History; Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Poetic works; War poetry, American -- History and criticism; Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Literature and the war
Description: A portrait of Melville during the Civil War era examines his attitudes about the war and his writings during and about the period.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-524) and index.

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Table of contents: title: 1. Before the Fall, 1859-1861; title: 2. War, 1861; title: 3. The Anaconda and the Asp, 1861-1862; title: 4. Wreck and Wrack, 1862; title: 5. Defeat, Dander, and Victory, 1862-1863; title: 6. Farewell to Berkshire, 1863-1864; title: 7. A Portrait of the Artist as a Man of War, 1864; title: 8. De Year ob Jubilo, 1864-1865; title: 9. Battle-Pieces, 1865-1866; title: 10. Postscript, 1866.