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Paradox and philosophical anticipation in Melville’s Moby-Dick

Much of the current critical literature on Moby-Dick lacks a unifying focus. This essay attempts to provide a thread of continuity for Moby-Dick by proving that paradox and Herman Melville’s anticipation of the early existential movement hold the key to a full reading of this text. By viewing the text itself, Melville’s personal correspondence, and the writings of Emerson, Hegel, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche, the paradoxical tension by which this text must be read comes into clearer focus. / Thesis (M.A.)--Wichita State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. / "May 2006." / Includes bibliographic references (leaves 32-35)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:WICHITA/oai:soar.wichita.edu:10057/385
Date05 1900
CreatorsOtt, Sara
ContributorsQuantic, Diane
PublisherWichita State University
Source SetsWichita State University
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Formatvii, 35 leaves : digital, PDF file., 141693 bytes, application/pdf
RightsCopyright Sara Ott, 2006. All rights reserved.

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