Why Melville Matters

by Andrew Crichton

Initially in this book, I wanted to explore two things: the connection between Herman Melville and the artist Joseph Mallord William Turner; then Herman Melville's sub-text in the novel. The art trail led me to Frank Stella, who on his own aesthetic path, had discovered how Moby-Dick would expand his art. On the second point, it seems that Moby-Dick makes special demands on the reader to be open to hints and able to work through details to a satisfying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1667186019
• ISBN13: 9781667186016
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"