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Marquesan Encounters: Melville and the Meaning of Civilization Hardcover – November 28, 1980
- Print length247 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHarvard University Press
- Publication dateNovember 28, 1980
- Dimensions6.5 x 1 x 9.75 inches
- ISBN-100674550668
- ISBN-13978-0674550667
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Product details
- Publisher : Harvard University Press; First Edition (November 28, 1980)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 247 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0674550668
- ISBN-13 : 978-0674550667
- Item Weight : 1.25 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.5 x 1 x 9.75 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #4,836,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #10,468 in American Literature Criticism
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