Confidence-Man
Melville's allegorical satire of antebellum American Life, The
Confidence-Man is a challenging metaphysical and ethical exploration of
American society. "In The Confidence-Man," writes John Bryant in his
Introduction, "Melville found a way to render our tragic sense of self and
society through the comic strategies of the confidence game.
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Melville's allegorical satire of antebellum American Life, The
Confidence-Man is a challenging metaphysical and ethical exploration of
American society. "In The Confidence-Man," writes John Bryant in his
Introduction, "Melville found a way to render our tragic sense of self and
society through the comic strategies of the confidence game. He puts the reader
in the game to play its parts and to contemplate the inconsistencies of its
knaves and fools.
Confidence-Man is a challenging metaphysical and ethical exploration of
American society. "In The Confidence-Man," writes John Bryant in his
Introduction, "Melville found a way to render our tragic sense of self and
society through the comic strategies of the confidence game. He puts the reader
in the game to play its parts and to contemplate the inconsistencies of its
knaves and fools.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Modern Library Inc
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780375758027
- Utgivelsesår
- 2003
- Format
- 20 x 14 cm