The aim of the essay is to analyze how the ambivalent image of the harbor—both the physical space of the port and the symbol of haven as a secluded place—develops in the last phase of Melville’s literary career, revolving on the tension between land and sea, prison and escape, adventure and repose, the pleasure of a relaxed otium and an innate inclination for transcendence. I argue that these tensions eventually crystallize around the image of Naples, and that they remain unresolved until the very end.

The Old Melville and the Sea: Ideas of Harbor in Melville's Literary Career / Simonetti, Paolo. - STAMPA. - (2017), pp. 75-94.

The Old Melville and the Sea: Ideas of Harbor in Melville's Literary Career

SIMONETTI, PAOLO
2017

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The aim of the essay is to analyze how the ambivalent image of the harbor—both the physical space of the port and the symbol of haven as a secluded place—develops in the last phase of Melville’s literary career, revolving on the tension between land and sea, prison and escape, adventure and repose, the pleasure of a relaxed otium and an innate inclination for transcendence. I argue that these tensions eventually crystallize around the image of Naples, and that they remain unresolved until the very end.
2017
Harbors, Flows, and Migrations. The USA in/and the World
9781443873185
Melville; harbor, sea, poetry, Clarel, American literature
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The Old Melville and the Sea: Ideas of Harbor in Melville's Literary Career / Simonetti, Paolo. - STAMPA. - (2017), pp. 75-94.
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