Title: Melville's folk roots
Description: Melville's Folk Roots brings to the forefront the depth of Melville's immersion with and borrowing from oral traditions, both musical and narrative; tall-tale humor; nautical folklore; superstition; and legend. Though intended as a survey of Melville's use of folklore, this book also is important as a general introduction to his work. Unencumbered by critical jargon and narrated in an engaging manner, this book will appeal to general readers as well as seasoned scholars of Melville.
Subjects: Oral tradition, Knowledge, Folklore in literature, Folklore, Literature and folklore, History, Mundliche Literatur, Litterature et folklore, Histoire, Folklore dans la litterature, Volkskultur, Tradition orale, Et le folklore, Mundliche Uberlieferung, Melville, herman, 1819-1891, Knowledge and learning
Places: United States
People: Herman Melville (1819-1891)
Time periods: 19th century