Subversive Genealogy: The Politics and Art of Herman MelvilleExamines Herman Melville's use of the history of his family in the writing of his novels and analyzes the political views contained in his fiction. |
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| Title | Subversive Genealogy: The Politics and Art of Herman Melville Borzoi book |
| Author | Michael Paul Rogin |
| Publisher | Knopf, 1983 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Mar 11, 2008 |
| ISBN | 039450609X, 9780394506098 |
| Length | 354 pages |
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