Melville Mapping and Globalization(2009).pdf

Melville, Mapping and Globalization Continuum Literary Studies Series Related titles available in the series: Coleridge and German Philosophy by Paul Hamilton Fictions of Globalization by James Annesley Mapping World Literature by Mads Rosendahl Thomsen The Measureless Past of Joyce, Deleuze and Derrida by Ruben Borg Melville, Mapping and Globalization Literary Cartography in the American Baroque Writer Robert T. Tally Jr. Continuum International Publishing Group The Tower Building 80 Maiden Lane 11 York Road Suite 704 London SE1 7NX New York NY 10038 ? Robert T. Tally Jr. 2009 Robert T. Tally Jr. has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identii ed as Author of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 978-0-8264-7151-2 (Hardback) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tally, Robert T. Melville, mapping and globalization: literary cartography in the American baroque writer / Robert T. Tally, Jr. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8264-7151-2 1. Melville, Herman, 1819–1891—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Setting (Literature) 3. Space and time in literature. I. Title. 2009 813 ′.3—dc22 2009012058 Typeset by Newgen Imaging Systems Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India Printed and bound in Great Britain by the MPG Books Group For Reiko This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgments viii Preface: “When Leviathan’s the text” x Chapter 1: Out of Bounds: Melville’s American Baroque 1 Chapter 2: Spaces of American Literature: Geography and Narrative Form 19 Chapter 3: “An everlasting