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Paradox and philosophical anticipation in Melville’s Moby-Dick
Ott, Sara
Ott, Sara
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2006-05
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Moby Dick.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 Philosophy.
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Moby Dick.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 Philosophy.
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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.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Wichita State University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
"May 2006."
Includes bibliographic references (leaves 32-35)
"May 2006."
Includes bibliographic references (leaves 32-35)
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Copyright Sara Ott, 2006. All rights reserved.