When Melville died in 1891, his death was noted in only one local newspaper, with a brief description of the "long forgotten" ...

Knopf. 415 pp. $30 The life and afterlife of Herman Melville (1819-1891) present the greatest illustration in American literature, perhaps in world literature, of the Psalm "The same stone which the ...

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Did Melville’s attraction to a neighbor’s wife—or to Nathaniel Hawthorne—spur the writing of "Moby-Dick"? A biography and a novel, respectively, propose those scenarios. WSJ's Brenda Cronin joins ...

Aug. 1 is Herman Melville’s 200th birthday, an occasion likely to spark less excitement than we “Moby-Dick” fans might want, but perhaps plenty for those who find the book impenetrable (assuming ...

In the first article of this series, I described how Herman Melville was born into a mercantile family which fell on hard times, his adventures as a seaman and harpooner in the Pacific as a young man, ...

An article in our pages in 1919 helped rescue the long-deceased scribe from obscurity and secured him a prominent place in the American canon. Creative Commons By signing up, you confirm that you are ...

Saying that Hershel Parker is as angry as Ahab isn't a flippant or disparaging remark. Like Herman Melville's enraged sea captain, this supremely accomplished scholar believes he is taking on a world ...

Not until the early 20th century was Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick first recognized as a literary masterpiece and touted as a cornerstone of modern American literature. Etching of Joseph O.