Pierre or The Ambiguities

by Melville, Herman

Ambiguities indeed! One long brain-muddling, soul-bewildering ambiguity (to borrow Mr. Melville's style), like Melchisedeck, without beginning or end-a labyrinth without a clue - an Irish bog without so much as a Jack o'the'lantern to guide the wanderer's footsteps - the dream of a distempered stomach, disordered by a hasty supper on half-cooked pork chops." So judged the New York Herald when Pierre was first published in 1852, with most contemporary reviewers joining in the general condemnation: 'a dead failure,' 'this crazy rigmarole,' and "a literary mare's nest." Latter-day critics have recognized in the story of Melville's idealistic young hero a corrosive satire of the sentimental-Gothic novel, and a revolutionary foray into modernist literary techniques.

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by Herman Melville

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Grove Press, 1929. Hardcover. Good. 1929. 505 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. No Edition remarks within. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight… Read more about this item
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CollectibleAcceptable. Vintage 1949 Farrar Hardcover edition, Hardcover copy is in good,solid,condition,no dj,shows wear,unmarked text, a good vintage copy. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
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London: Constable & Co., 1923. Rare First Edition in the Constable printing of Melville's Works. One of 750 copies only Large 8vo, publishers original blue cloth lettered in gilt and stamped in blind, t.e.g. x, 505 pp. A superior copy of this very scarce book, fine and bright and unusually well preserved,… Read more about this item
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New American Library, 1964. Paperback. Good. 1964. First Edition Thus. 408 pages. Pictorial paperback. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.… Read more about this item
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In this novel Melville explores the meaning and nature of evil.
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Pierre or The Ambiguities (Signet classics)

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Pierre, or The Ambiguities (The Writings of Herman Melville: The Northwestern-Newberry Edition, V. 7)

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by Melville, Herman [Hershel Parker (ed.) Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)]

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