White Lies

Cornell University Press, 1989. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Cornell Univ Pr, 1989-08. Hardcover. Good.

Cornell University Press. New. BRAND NEW, GIFT QUALITY! NOT OVERSTOCKS OR MARKED UP REMAINDERS! DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER!

Cornell University Press. New. BRAND NEW, GIFT QUALITY! NOT OVERSTOCKS OR MARKED UP REMAINDERS! DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER!

New. The narrative of facts-probably best exemplified in the literature of exploration-was an immensely popular genre in mid-nineteenth-century America. In White Lies, John Samson offers full contextual readings of Melville's five major narratives of facts-Typee, Omoo, Redburn, White-Jacket, and Israel Potter. Samson demonstrates that in these novels Melville critically rewrote the sources on which he drew, in effect… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New. Samson offers full contextual readings of Melville's five major narratives of facts-Typee, Omoo, Redburn, White-Jacket, and Israel Potter-demonstrating how Melville critically rewrote the sources on which he drew, making the genre itself a subject.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Cornell Univ Pr, 2011. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 260 pages. 8.30x5.40x0.60 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.