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Herman Melville's Genius: The Author of Moby-Dick on How to Think about Religion and Other Ideologies by Frank Troy (Paperback / softback, 2012)
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Herman Melville was a genius endowed with a remarkable capacity to detect fraud and humbug. From the composition of Moby-Dick in 1851 until his death in 1891, his writings are slyly disguised and damning exposes of the flawed assumptions and ideologies that prevailed in his day. Similarly flawed assumptions and ideologies are just as prominent today. With the powerful perception and reasoning of innate genius, Melville's writings clarify the causes behind, for example, the ideological polarization and gridlock in today's politics, the growing hostilities between religions, and the flawed ethics driving Wall Street. But he also implies a very powerful solution to these problems. His writings provide a template for thinking effectively about religion, ecomics, politics, philosophy, the role of corporations, and far more. This book makes clear for the first time that beneath the familiar persona of a colorful adventurer and great story-teller, Melville was also a first-rate philosopher offering valuable and practicable solutions to real-world issues.Product Identifiers
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ISBN-101468160702
ISBN-139781468160703
eBay Product ID (ePID)189678912
Product Key Features
Book TitleHerman Melville's Genius : The Author of Moby-Dick on How to Think about Religion and Other Ideologies
Number of Pages310 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicAmerican / General
GenreLiterary Criticism
AuthorFrank Troy
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight18.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Height229mm
Width152mm
Weight417g
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Spine17mm
Country of PublicationUnited States
Author BiographyFrank Troy was born in Virginia in 1939 and devoted much of his career to investigating and thinking about the writings of Herman Melville. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Richmond, he holds a PhD in American Literature from Emory University. Now retired with emeritus status, he is the author of the well-regarded historical novel, Buried: The Discernment of Pagans in Ancient Rome, which, he says, is strongly influenced by Melville.
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