Herman Melville: His Life And Works

Part I of Essay
Melville, Herman (1819-91), American novelist, a major literary figure whose exploration of psychological and metaphysical themes foreshadowed 20th-century literary concerns but whose works remained in obscurity until the 1920s, when his genius was finally recognized.  Mel ....

Part II of Essay
.... was also attached financially to the Gansevoorts for support.  There is a lot of evidence concerning Melville's relation to his mother Maria Melville.  “Apparently the older son Gansevoort who carried the mother's maiden name was distinctly her favorite.” (Edinger 7) This was a sense of alienation the Herman Melville felt from his mother.  This was one of the first symbolists to the Biblical Ishamel.  In 1837 he shipped to Liverpool as a cabin boy. Upon returning to the U.S. he taught school and then sailed for the South Seas in 1 ....