Melville and the Comic SpiritUsing elements of traditional Celtic lore, relates how Kate helps her stepsister Meghan to break the spell that has given her the head of a sheep. |
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... eyes rounding and rounding in her head , like two stars , her whole frame in a merry quiver , and an expression about the mouth that was sudden and violent death to anything like sentiment.10 In some such light - hearted vein Melville ...
... eyes rounding and rounding in her head , like two stars , her whole frame in a merry quiver , and an expression about the mouth that was sudden and violent death to anything like sentiment.10 In some such light - hearted vein Melville ...
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... eyes and hands , ” but who gave him " to understand , by unmistakable gestures , that in certain other respects she was not exactly a ' mickonaree . " In view of the many silly and evil things Melville is willing to impute seri- ously ...
... eyes and hands , ” but who gave him " to understand , by unmistakable gestures , that in certain other respects she was not exactly a ' mickonaree . " In view of the many silly and evil things Melville is willing to impute seri- ously ...
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... eyes of the whole visible world resting on him from the sides of the two ships , this standing captain is all alive to the importance of sustaining his dignity by maintaining his legs . Nor is this any very easy matter ; for in his rear ...
... eyes of the whole visible world resting on him from the sides of the two ships , this standing captain is all alive to the importance of sustaining his dignity by maintaining his legs . Nor is this any very easy matter ; for in his rear ...
Contents
Introduction I | 4 |
The Comic Matter II | 11 |
The Comic Manner | 31 |
Copyright | |
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Ahab ambiguity American appears artist Babbalanja becomes better bright called chap chapter character comedy comes comic comic spirit conceit Confidence-Man course critical dark deal death devils early effect Emerson eyes face fact figure final Ghost give hand Hawthorne head heart Herman Melville human humor ideas ironic Ishmael joke kind king later laugh laughter least less light literary live look manner Mardi marked meaning Media Melville's mind Moby-Dick native nature never observable Omoo once passage perhaps person philosophical Pierre play puns reader Redburn reflects remark respect sailors satire scene seems seen sense Shakespearean sometimes sort stand story Stubb suggest symbol tell theme thing thought tion tone tragic true turned Typee voyage whale White-Jacket whole writing wrote young