Melville's City: Literary and Urban Form in Nineteenth-Century New York Book

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Melville's City: Literary and Urban Form in Nineteenth-Century New York, Melville's City argues that Melville's relationship to the city was considerably more complex than has generally been believed. By placing him in the historical and cultural context of nineteenth-century New York, Kelley presents a Melville who borrowed f, Melville's City: Literary and Urban Form in Nineteenth-Century New York

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Melville's City: Literary and Urban Form in Nineteenth-Century New York
Written by author Wyn Kelley
Published by Cambridge University Press, 4/2/2009
Melville's City argues that Melville's relationship to the city was considerably more complex than has generally been believed. By placing him in the historical and cultural context of nineteenth-century New York, Kelley presents a Melville who borrowed f

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Introduction: Proud City, Proudest Town 1

"Town" and "City" 2

Town and City in New York 6

Urban Form in Literary New York 7

Melville and the City: Problems in Criticism 11

Proud City, Proudest Town 16

1 Urban Space 21

Urban Planning in New York 22

The Melville Family and Urban Space 30

Panorama and Labyrinth 38

2 Spectator in the Capital 60

The Spectator in New York 63

Typee: The Polynesian Spectator 70

Omoo: The "Man About Town" Sort of Life 80

Mardi: Cities of Beryl and Jasper 85

3 Provincial in a Labyrinth 94

The Labyrinth of New York 97

Redburn: A Plunge into Urban Poverty 116

White-Jacket: An Urban Taxonomy 135

Pierre: The Mysteries and Miseries of New York 145

4 Town Ho 165

Walls, Whales, and Towns 167

The Town-Ho's Story 174

5 Sojourner in the City of Man 187

Tenancy in the City of Man 193

Domestic Space in the City of Man 209

Abel in Cain's City 223

6 Pilgrim in the City of God 234

The Town Is Taken by Its Rats 234

Urban Topography and the Sublime 242

Cosmopolitans and Pilgrims 263

Conclusion: Citified Man 272

Notes 277

Index 305

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	List of Illustrations
	Acknowledgments
	List of Abbreviations
	Introduction: Proud City, Proudest Town	1
	"Town" and "City"	2
	Town and City in New York	6
	Urban Form in Literary New York	7
	Melville and the City: Problems in Criticism	11
	Proud City, Proudest Town	16
1	Urban Space	21
	Urban Planning in New York	22
	The Melville Family and Urban Space	30
	Panorama and Labyrinth	38
2	Spectator in the Capital	60
	The Spectator in New York	63
	Typee: The Polynesian Spectator	70
	Omoo: The "Man About Town" Sort of Life	80
	Mardi: Cities of Beryl and Jasper	85
3	Provincial in a Labyrinth	94
	The Labyrinth of New York	97
	Redburn: A Plunge into Urban Poverty	116
	White-Jacket: An Urban Taxonomy	135
	Pierre: The Mysteries and Miseries of New York	145
4	Town Ho	165
	Walls, Whales, and Towns	167
	The Town-Ho's Story	174
5	Sojourner in the City of Man	187
	Tenancy in the City of Man	193
	Domestic Space in the City of Man	209
	Abel in Cain's City	223
6	Pilgrim in the City of God	234
	The Town Is Taken by Its Rats	234
	Urban Topography and the Sublime	242
	Cosmopolitans and Pilgrims	263
	Conclusion: Citified Man	272
	Notes	277
	Index	305