First published in 1965, this remarkable novel is Paul Metcalf's purging of the burden of his relationship to Herman Melville (his great-grandfather), but it is much broader than that. In the extraordinary style of writing that is now Metcalf's signature, he collages multiple stories. Metcalf explores incidents in the life of Herman Melville, the influence of Columbus on Melville and Melville's use and conversion of the Columbus myth, the influence of Melville on his own life, and the story of Carl and Michael Mills, whose ...
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First published in 1965, this remarkable novel is Paul Metcalf's purging of the burden of his relationship to Herman Melville (his great-grandfather), but it is much broader than that. In the extraordinary style of writing that is now Metcalf's signature, he collages multiple stories. Metcalf explores incidents in the life of Herman Melville, the influence of Columbus on Melville and Melville's use and conversion of the Columbus myth, the influence of Melville on his own life, and the story of Carl and Michael Mills, whose semi-fictional story provides the central structure of the book. The narrator is Michael Mills, a club-footed unfortunate, who holds an M.D. degree but who refuses to practice. It is to search out the reason for this refusal, and to come to terms with the memory of his monstrous older brother, Carl (whose life was terminated by the state before the novel opens), that Michael retreats to his attic, his books, his studies -- Columbus, Melville and others.
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Very Good. No DJ as Issued. 8vo. Signed. By Author 190 pp. Limited edition. Pictorial wraps. Some fading and edgewear to the front and back covers. Pages are clean and bright. First leaf is signed by author. In this novel, Paul Metcalf attempts to come to terms with his relationship to his great-grandfather, acclaimed author Herman Melville.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. North Carolina: Jonathan Williams. 1965. First edition. Jargon #43. 190 pages. Orange cloth, quarto. Fine copy in near fine dust jacket in a mylar protector.
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Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Quarto. Comb-bound wrapper with acetate cover. Printed rectos only, two pages to a leaf. Acetate cover rubbed and with a bit of creasing, near fine. (Prints a facsimile of the cover but no preliminary material. ) First published by the redoubtable Jonathan Williams in 1965 as Jargon 43.
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The Nantahala Foundation, Jonathan Williams
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1965
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English
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Price clipped. Book is straight and clean. Eraser smudge on endpaper. 190 p.; 24 cm. Jargon (Jargon Society); 43. Jargon; 43.. A remarkable montage of history(Columbus) and literature (Melville). Metcalf's poetry and prose was unique in American letters.
