An ambitious, revisionary study of not only Herman Melville's political philosophy, but also of our own deeply inhuman condition.

Studies of the writing of Herman Melville are often divided among those that address his political, historical, or biographical dimensions and those that offer

This reference work covers both Herman Melville's life and writings. It includes a biography and detailed information on his works, on the important themes cont

For Herman Melville, the instability of democracy held tremendous creative potential. Examining the centrality of political thought to Melville's oeuvre, Jennif