Shadow over the promised land : slavery, race, and violence in Melville's America /
Karcher, Carolyn L., 1945-
Shadow over the promised land : slavery, race, and violence in Melville's America / Carolyn L. Karcher. - Baton Rouge, La. : Louisiana State University Press, c1980. - xiv, 327 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [309]-321.
0807105651 : $24.95 0807105953 (pbk.) : $8.95
79014861
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Criticism and interpretation.
Literature and society--History--United States--19th century.
Race relations in literature.
Violence in literature.
Slavery in literature.
PS 2388 .P6 / K37
Shadow over the promised land : slavery, race, and violence in Melville's America / Carolyn L. Karcher. - Baton Rouge, La. : Louisiana State University Press, c1980. - xiv, 327 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [309]-321.
0807105651 : $24.95 0807105953 (pbk.) : $8.95
79014861
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 --Criticism and interpretation.
Literature and society--History--United States--19th century.
Race relations in literature.
Violence in literature.
Slavery in literature.
PS 2388 .P6 / K37