Student companion to Herman Melville /
Sharon Talley.
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.
- x, 192 p. ; 25 cm.
- Student companions to classic writers .
The life of Herman Melville -- Melville's contributions to American literature -- Early narratives of adventure, romance, and rites of passage : from Typee to White jacket -- "The great art of telling the truth" in Moby-Dick -- The ambiguities of Pierre -- The Piazza tales -- Other magazine tales -- Deconstructing The confidence-man -- Melville as poet: Battle-pieces and Clarel -- Making peace : Billy Budd.