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Prophecies of Leviathan: Reading Past Melville Peter Szendy
Prophecies of Leviathan: Reading Past Melville
Peter Szendy
Argues that reading, beyond its apparent linearity, is essentially prophetic, not only because Moby-Dick, for example, may appear to be full of unexpected prophecies but also, and more deeply, because reading itself is a prophetic experience that Melville captured in a different way.
192 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 3, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780823231539 |
| Publishers | Fordham University Press |
| Pages | 192 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 14 mm · 394 g |
| Language | English |
| Translator | Anidjar, Gil |
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