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Melville's Folk Roots
The Kent State University Press
This study focuses on Melville's immersion with and borrowing from oral traditions: both music and narrative; tall-tale humour; nautical folklore; superstition; and legend. It also acts as a general introduction to Melville's work.
152 pages, notes, bibliography, index
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 24, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9780873386258 |
| Publishers | Kent State University Press |
| Pages | 152 |
| Dimensions | 146 × 225 × 17 mm · 366 g |
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