Poetry
Selected Poems of Herman Melville
1964·282 pages
A collection of poems by Herman Melville exploring themes of war, seafaring adventures, and religious pilgrimages, drawn from his various works.
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A collection of poems by Herman Melville exploring themes of war, seafaring adventures, and religious pilgrimages, drawn from his various works.
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While best known for such novels as his monumental Moby-Dick , Herman Melville was also an extraordinarily gifted poet. This is the most complete anthology of Melville’s poetry ever published in a single volume. It features a large selection from Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War , along with Melville’s own notes and prose supplement; cantos from all four books of Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land ; selections from Melville’s later books, Timoleon , John Marr and Other Sailors , ...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No sexual content present
Violence & gore
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Poetic descriptions of Civil War battles, including casualties and destruction; moderate intensity in war-themed sections
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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Brief references to alcohol in sailor poems, portrayed neutrally
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present
Religious content
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Central themes of faith, pilgrimage, and spiritual doubt in Clarel; devotional and ritual elements in Holy Land cantos
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult content present
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Reflections on Civil War politics, Union themes, and human costs of conflict in Battle-Pieces
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Depictions of war suffering, including soldier hardships and societal impacts in Civil War poems
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