Herman Melville

Herman Melville

Newton Arvin, 1900-1963

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Subjects
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891.
Novelists, American > 19th century > Biography.
Published
New York : Grove Press [2002]
Language
English
Main Author
Newton Arvin, 1900-1963 (-)
Item Description
Originally published: New York : William Sloane Associates, 1950. (The American men of letters series)
Physical Description
316 pages
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780802138712
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  • Trophies of Peace
  • Bibliographical Note
  • Index
Review by Library Journal Review

Grove expands its "Great Lives" series with these top-shelf biographies. Arvin's portrait of Melville snagged a National Book Award (NBA) in 1950 and is still a leading title on the sailor turned author. Germaine de Stael vigorously opposed Napoleon and had affairs with the leading intellectuals of her day, all of which are marvelously detailed in Herold's 1958 volume, which also won an NBA. Though not a prize winner, Turnbull's portrait of the short, unhappy life of Scott Fitzgerald was the leading biography of its time (1962) before being bested by Matthew Bruccoli's Some Sort of Epic Grandeur in 1981. All of these volumes are worthy editions to public and academic library collections. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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