Beyond the Walls. Beyond the Walls.

Beyond the Walls.

Being with Each Other in Herman Melville's Clarel

The present volume analyzes the political project manifested in the narrative poem by Melville 'Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land'. Published in 1876, this work is centered on the necessities, the possibilities and the difficulties of intersubjectivity as a means to transcend the obstacles posed by individualism and traditional communities. Aquest volum analitza el projecte polític del poema narratiu de Melville 'Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land'. Publicada el 1876, l'obra es centra en la necessitat, les possibilitats i les dificultats de la intersubjectivitat per a la superació de les barreres de l'individualisme i de comunitats tradicionals. Aquest volum analitza el projecte polític del poema narratiu de Melville ?Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land?. Publicada el 1876, l?obra es centra en la necessitat, les possibilitats i les dificultats de la intersubjectivitat per a la superació de les barreres de l'individualisme i de comunitats tradicionals.
  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contents
  • Prologue
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Intersubjective Universalism: A Theoretical Articulation
  • Chapter 2. Intersubjectivity and Universalism in Herman Melville’s Oeuvre
  • Chapter 3. Writing 'Clarel'
  • Chapter 4. The Politics of 'Clarel': “Without the Walls”
  • Chapter 5. 'Clarel': Poem and Pilgrimage
  • Chapter 6. Resonant Contexts: The Holy Land and the United States
  • Chapter 7. “Separate thyself from me”: Inter-community Walls
  • Chapter 8. Aborted Potentialities: Inter-personal Walls
  • Chapter 9. Impossible Intersubjectivity: Impracticable Universalism
  • Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Biblioteca Javier Coy d’estudis nord-americans

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