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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Page 70
... reader for the climax of the Maramma sojourn , which is an interview with the Pontiff Hivohitee himself . En route to the inner sanctum some- where at the heart of the island , the voyagers encounter an old hermit living in a bamboo ...
... reader for the climax of the Maramma sojourn , which is an interview with the Pontiff Hivohitee himself . En route to the inner sanctum some- where at the heart of the island , the voyagers encounter an old hermit living in a bamboo ...
Page 142
... reader with ambiguities about which he is still serious but no longer tragic . Ambiguity is once again permitted to be the vehicle of smiles . Among the most deftly ironic passages in the book is a conversation in which the ...
... reader with ambiguities about which he is still serious but no longer tragic . Ambiguity is once again permitted to be the vehicle of smiles . Among the most deftly ironic passages in the book is a conversation in which the ...
Page 154
... reader to decide . " . ” 33 Like the great sperm whale , Pierre “ has no face , ” and one " cannot completely make out his back parts . " Conservatively , one must agree with Matthiessen : " It is hard always to be sure of its intention ...
... reader to decide . " . ” 33 Like the great sperm whale , Pierre “ has no face , ” and one " cannot completely make out his back parts . " Conservatively , one must agree with Matthiessen : " It is hard always to be sure of its intention ...
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