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Prophecies of Leviathan: Reading Past Melville
Peter Szendy
Prophecies of Leviathan: Reading Past Melville
Peter Szendy
Argues that reading, beyond its apparent linearity, is essentially prophetic, not only because Moby-Dick, for example, may appear to be full of unexpected prophecies but also, and more deeply, because reading itself is a prophetic experience that Melville captured in a different way.
192 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | January 3, 2010 |
ISBN13 | 9780823231546 |
Publishers | Fordham University Press |
Pages | 192 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 15 mm · 272 g |
Translator | Anidjar, Gil |
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