Melville and the politics of identity : from King Lear to Moby-Dick
American fiction
164 pages ; 23 cm
9780252019951, 9780252063022, 0252019954, 0252063023
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Ch. 1. The historic relations of King Lear and Moby-Dick
ch. 2. King Lear as exemplar and model
ch. 3. Melville's route to King Lear
ch. 4. Ahab's sources, politics, theology, and tragedy
ch. 5. Ishmael's alternative politics
ch. 6. Ishmael's consciousness
Appendix. Melville's markings in Shakespeare's plays