Initially dismissed as "a dead failure" and "a bad book," and declined by Melville's British publisher, Pierre, or The Ambiguities has since struck critics as modern in its psychological probings and literary technique--fit, as Carl Van Vechten said in 1922, to be ranked with The Golden Bowl, Women in Love, and Ulysses. None of Melville's other "secondary" works has so regularly been acknowledged by its most thorough critics as a work of genuine grandeur, however flawed. This scholarly edition aims to present a text ...
Read More
Initially dismissed as "a dead failure" and "a bad book," and declined by Melville's British publisher, Pierre, or The Ambiguities has since struck critics as modern in its psychological probings and literary technique--fit, as Carl Van Vechten said in 1922, to be ranked with The Golden Bowl, Women in Love, and Ulysses. None of Melville's other "secondary" works has so regularly been acknowledged by its most thorough critics as a work of genuine grandeur, however flawed. This scholarly edition aims to present a text as close to the author's intention as the surviving evidence permits. Based on collations of the two issues and the two impressions of the single edition publishing in Melville's lifetime, it incorporates necessary emendations made by the series editors. This text of Pierre is an Approved Text of the Center for Editions of American Authors (Modern Language Association of America).
Read Less
Add this copy of Pierre, Or the Ambiguities: Volume Seven, Scholarly to cart. $3.62, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Northwestern University Press.
Add this copy of Pierre, Or the Ambiguities: Volume Seven, Scholarly to cart. $4.79, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Ruby rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Northwestern University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of Pierre, Or the Ambiguities: Volume Seven, Scholarly to cart. $7.24, good condition, Sold by Bank of Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ventura, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Northwestern University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
1971 copyright. 1987 printing (6th printing). Pages are clean and in very good condition. We have 75, 000 books to choose from--Ship within 24 hours--Satisfaction Guaranteed!
Add this copy of Pierre, Or the Ambiguities: Volume Seven, Scholarly to cart. $18.50, very good condition, Sold by Brentwood Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Kinnelon, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Northwestern University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Used, very good. Exterior somewhat worn and soiled, interior clean and unmarked. Pale green softcover, volume 7 in The Writings of Herman Melville, Northwestern Univ Press. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.
Add this copy of Pierre, Or the Amabiguities: Scholarly Edition (the to cart. $23.00, very good condition, Sold by Dorley House Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hagerstown, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Northwestern University Press / The Newberry Library.
Add this copy of Pierre, Or the Ambiguities: Volume Seven, Scholarly to cart. $32.36, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Northwestern University Press.
Add this copy of The Writings of Herman Melville: Pierre, Or the to cart. $40.75, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1971 by Northwestern University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Volume 7. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Book contains pencil markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 0810102676.
Add this copy of Pierre, Or the Ambiguities: Volume Seven, Scholarly to cart. $79.97, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Northwestern University Press.
Add this copy of Pierre of the Ambiguities to cart. $100.00, very good condition, Sold by Westsider Rare & Used Books In rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1970 by Evanston and Chicago / Northwestern Univ. Press and The Newberry Library.
