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Dec. 20, 2010
Books
“Bartleby, the Scrivener,” a story Herman Melville wrote when his popular reputation had already undergone serious erosion, begins with a disclaimer by the lawyer-narrator that could be prophetic for any potential Melville biographer: “I believe that no materials exist, for a full and satisfactory biography of this man.
Dec. 15, 1996
For many, “Moby-Dick” is the Great American Novel --- which would make author Herman Melville the Great American Novelist.
Aug. 1, 2013
Color palettes for Herman Melville, E.L. James and other authors
Aug. 24, 2012
Jan. 28, 2008
Writers, actors and musicians gather at the Annenberg Beach House in Santa Monica to celebrate Herman Melville’s novel “Moby-Dick” and to support the Library Foundation.
Aug. 30, 2013
Travel & Experiences
Seeking Herman Melville, at land and sea
Jan. 4, 2009
March 23, 2008
World & Nation
Harrison Hayford, a retired Northwestern University professor of English who was considered the world’s most influential Melville scholar, died of complications of pneumonia Dec. 10 in Evanston, Ill.
Dec. 23, 2001
Entertainment & Arts
Jay Parini wrangles the often elusive Herman Melville onto the page in this deeply absorbing mix of fact, fiction and embedded literary quotation.
Nov. 7, 2010