Melville, Beauty, and American Literary Studies

When people think about Herman Melville, they often think about experiences of madness, horror, and the sublime. But throughout his life, Melville was deeply and persistently interested in beauty. In this fascinating book, Cody Marrs retraces Melville''s engagements with beauty and provides a revisionary account of Melville''s philosophy, aesthetics, and literary career. In writings such as Moby-D...