Talley, Sharon, <br/><br/>
Student companion to Herman Melville / 
Sharon Talley. 
 - Westport, Conn. :  Greenwood Press,  2007. 
 - x, 192 p. ;  25 cm. 
 - Student companions to classic writers .
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0313334994 (alk. paper) 9780313334993 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Melville, Herman, -- 1819-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.     <br/>Melville, Herman, -- 1819-1891.   <br/>LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>813.3  / TAL/S