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- catalog abstract "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.".
- catalog contributor b11153597.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-126) and index.".
- catalog 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.".
- catalog description "Superstition and the sea -- Fiction and folksong -- Proverb and irony -- Phantom sailors -- Tall talk and tall tales -- Redburn and the chapbook -- Moby Dick, legend in the making -- Legend, belief, tradition, and Clarel.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 134 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Melville's folk roots.".
- catalog identifier "0873386256 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Melville's folk roots.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press,".
- catalog relation "Melville's folk roots.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "813/.3 21".
- catalog subject "Folklore in literature.".
- catalog subject "Literature and folklore United States History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 Knowledge Folklore.".
- catalog subject "Oral tradition United States.".
- catalog subject "PS2388.F64 H39 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "Superstition and the sea -- Fiction and folksong -- Proverb and irony -- Phantom sailors -- Tall talk and tall tales -- Redburn and the chapbook -- Moby Dick, legend in the making -- Legend, belief, tradition, and Clarel.".
- catalog title "Melville's folk roots / Kevin J. Hayes.".
- catalog type "Folklore. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".