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The power of blackness: Hawthorne, Poe, Melville.

Title
The power of blackness: Hawthorne, Poe, Melville.
Author
Levin, Harry, 1912-1994
Publication
New York : Knopf, 1958.

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Description
263 p.; 21 cm.
Summary
The Power of Blackness is a profound and searching reinterpretation of Hawthorne, Poe and Melville, the three classic American masters of fiction. It is also an experiment in critical method, an exploration of the myth-making process by way of what may come to be known as literary iconology.
Alternative Title
Hawthorne, Poe, Melville
Subject
  • Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 > Criticism and interpretation
  • 1800-1899
  • American literature > 19th century > History and criticism
  • Black in literature
  • Light and darkness in literature
Genre/Form
  • Literary criticism
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • Critiques littéraires.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliography.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The American nightmare -- Camera obscura -- The skeleton in the closet -- Journey to the end of the night -- Notes from underground -- The avenging dream -- The Jonah complex.
LCCN
^^^58005826^/L/r89
OCLC
  • 265695
  • SCSB-12127286
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library