Title

A rhetorical approach to Melville's “Bartleby”, “Benito Cereno”, and “Billy Budd”

Author

Robert Alan McQuitty, Syracuse University

Date of Award

1968

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

English

Advisor(s)

David H. Owen

Keywords

Literature, Herman Melville (1819-1891), American fiction, secret communication

Subject Categories

American Literature

Abstract

Discusses Melville's versatility in employing varying narrative methods including radically differing narrative points of view.--Page 9.

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Recommended Citation

McQuitty, Robert Alan, "A rhetorical approach to Melville's “Bartleby”, “Benito Cereno”, and “Billy Budd”" (1968). English - Dissertations. 50.
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