Semiotic and Psychoanalytic Interpretation of Herman Melville's Fiction
| Author: | Robinson, Zan | |
| Year: | 1991 | |
| Pages: | 201 | |
| ISBN: | 0-7734-9957-1 978-0-7734-9957-7 | |
| Price: | $179.95 + shipping | |
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Reviews
". . . combining the insights of semiotics and psychoanalysis, [Robinson] has opened up new ways of coming to terms with what is, after all, an inexhaustible body of work. . . . posed some new possibilities for truly new answers. His study is not only well worth reading and reflecting on; but it has the virtue finally of sending one back to the original text with renewed enthusiasm and delight." -- Leslie A. Fiedler
"Of the myriad attempts at understanding Melville's mind and fiction, I find Zan Robinson's one of the most intelligent, creative, and useful. He has combined his own knowledge of psychoanalytic theory and linguistics to forge a new key to the mysteries of Melville. . . . a seminal work of scholarship. It should open up a vast array of possibilities for a new understanding of Melville's work. . . . a stunning new direction..." - Marvin J. LaHood
"Of the myriad attempts at understanding Melville's mind and fiction, I find Zan Robinson's one of the most intelligent, creative, and useful. He has combined his own knowledge of psychoanalytic theory and linguistics to forge a new key to the mysteries of Melville. . . . a seminal work of scholarship. It should open up a vast array of possibilities for a new understanding of Melville's work. . . . a stunning new direction..." - Marvin J. LaHood