Offers a complex analysis of the psychodynamic role of shame in Melville's work, with detailed readings of Moby-Dick, Pierre, and "Billy Budd."

Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne met in 1850 and enjoyed for sixteen months an intense but brief friendship. Taking advantage of new interpretive tools s

This reference work covers both Herman Melville's life and writings. It includes a biography and detailed information on his works, on the important themes cont

Explores the role of shame as an important affect in the complex psychodynamics of literary and philosophical works.

Early in July 1997, scholars from around the world met in Volos, Greece, to discuss the work of American writer and international traveler Herman Melville. Offe