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"An important, well-executed study. With intelligence, conviction, assiduity, skill, and considerable economy, Davis has drawn a convincing line of connection through Herman Melville's later works. This book will be widely read and appreciated, taking its place among the more important studies of Melville."" - Stanton B. Garner, Professor Emeritus of English The University of Texas at Arlington ""Davis has written an excellent and thorough study of the dualism in Melville's later works, ending with Billy Budd, in which Billy represents the body and Claggart the mind. David has emphasized Melville's work as a search for meaning and answers, which he convinces us is one of the best ways to approach so complex a writer."" - Studies in Short Fiction"

An important, well-executed study. With intelligence, conviction, assiduity, skill, and considerable economy, Davis has drawn a convincing line of connection through Herman Melville's later works. This book will be widely read and appreciated, taking its place among the more important studies of Melville. --Stanton B. Garner, Professor Emeritus of English The University of Texas at Arlington Davis has written an excellent and thorough study of the dualism in Melville's later works, ending with Billy Budd, in which Billy represents the body and Claggart the mind. David has emphasized Melville's work as a search for meaning and answers, which he convinces us is one of the best ways to approach so complex a writer. --Studies in Short Fiction

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Clark Davis is professor in the Department of English and Literary Arts at the University of Denver. He is author of It Starts with Trouble: William Goyen and the Life of Writing.

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