Prophecies of Leviathan: Reading Past Melville

by Peter Szendy

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Reading Melville is not only reading. Reading Melville means being already engaged in the abyssal process of reading reading. Reading what reading is and what reading does.

With Melville, Prophecies of Leviathan argues that reading, beyond its apparent linearity, is essentially prophetic, not only because Moby Dick, for example, may appear to be full of unexpected prophecies (Ishmael seems to foretell a "Grand Contested Election for the...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0823231542

ISBN13:9780823231546

Release Date:January 2010

Publisher:Fordham University Press

Length:192 Pages

Weight:0.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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