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Herman Melville: the art of telling the truth
| dc.contributor.advisor | Abott, John Paul | |
| dc.creator | Wright, Ray Gaylon | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-21T21:01:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-08-21T21:01:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1972 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/DISSERTATIONS-187276 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Those of Melville's critics who note his ambiguity usually react in one of two ways. Either they try to solve his ambiguity, or they decide that his "art" is hopelessly confused. My study maintains, however, that instead of attempting to explain away Melville's ambiguity, one should see that ambiguity is Melville's message to the reader. It is deliberate and it is an integral part of his overall purpose to portray a world of constantly shifting, ambiguous values. Melville's "art" is not confused. He demonstrates firm artistic control in his use of plot structure, symbols, and archetypal images. Ambiguity of meaning in combination with clarity of technique is Melville's "art of telling the truth." | en |
| dc.format.extent | 151 leaves | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Major English | en |
| dc.subject.classification | 1972 Dissertation W952 | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Melville, Herman, | en |
| dc.title | Herman Melville: the art of telling the truth | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | English | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A&M University | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Ph. D. in English | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctorial | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Ballinger, Richard H. | |
| dc.type.genre | dissertations | en |
| dc.type.material | text | en |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
| dc.publisher.digital | Texas A&M University. Libraries | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 5797694 |
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