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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