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White Fire: The Influence of Emerson on Melville
John B. Williams
White Fire challenges the critical tradition that for nearly half a century has celebrated the power of blackness in American literature. This tradition presents Herman Melville as investigating, then rejecting the optimistic vision of Ralph Waldo Emerson because he lacked a viable sense of evil.
208 pages, illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 8, 1991 |
| ISBN13 | 9781878981028 |
| Publishers | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Pages | 208 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 235 × 20 mm · 531 g |
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