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 Pierre: or, The Ambiguities Information
1,269 words, approx. 4 pages
 Pierre: or, The Ambiguities is a novel written by Herman Melville, and published in 1852 by Harper & Brothers. It is the only novel by Melville that takes place on land in the United States. The publication of Pierre was a critical and financial... 
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 The New York Observer Our Best Writer, Revived Again\'d1 Melville Made Whole at Last
9/25/2005: 1,753 words, approx. 6 pagesHigh above the intersection of Park Avenue and 26th Street, exactly where no one will notice it, a small metal sign silently proclaims the crossroads to be “Herman Melville Square.” So the city pays heed—barely—to the greatest writer ever to live and write here. Of... summary from source:
The New York Observer Our Best Writer, Revived Again- Melville Made Whole at Last
9/25/2005: 1,753 words, approx. 6 pages High above the intersection of Park Avenue and 26th Street, exactly where no one will notice it, a small metal sign silently proclaims the crossroads to be “Herman Melville Square.” So the city pays heed—barely—to the greatest writer ever to live and write here....
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by James Creech
15,290 words, approx. 51 pages
In the following excerpt, Creech interprets Pierre as a covertly homoerotic novel, with Pierre's attraction to his father manifested through his feelings for Isabel.
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Critical Essay by John Carlos Rowe
15,258 words, approx. 51 pages
In the following essay, Rowe discusses Pierre as Melville's critique of nineteenth-century literary production, suggesting that the novel is his farewell to writing as he conceived it before Pierre, and that it serves as a bridge to The Confidence-Man.
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Critical Essay by Gillian Brown
14,485 words, approx. 48 pages
In the following essay, Brown interprets Pierre as Melville's parody and critique of the typical sentimental domestic novel of his day, focusing on the author's handling of the role of the individual in American society.
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