Originally published : [Great Britain] : Icon Books, 1998.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-169) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Early reviews -- The 'Melville revival' -- The 1940s : Moby Dick and the 'American Renaissance' -- The 1950s : 'myth criticism' and the growth of American studies -- Formalist approaches, humanist readings -- Cultural materialism and 'reconstructive' readings -- Deconstructive reading, 'post-humanist' critiques and 'new Americanists'.
