tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post7714971978950698918..comments2023-10-12T07:13:01.637-04:00Comments on The American Literary Blog: Melville and Hawthorne: shrouded in blacknessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-32782603992895357442019-08-31T10:33:56.462-04:002019-08-31T10:33:56.462-04:00Hello, Dr. Parker. Yes, but (as you know, no doubt...Hello, Dr. Parker. Yes, but (as you know, no doubt) Melville made the claim it was written before. I included that wording here to imply that it was untrue.Rob Velellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284492589098267999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-21579805826569605562019-08-25T15:27:52.321-04:002019-08-25T15:27:52.321-04:00The letters is the Augusta Papers make it very cle...The letters is the Augusta Papers make it very clear that Melville met Hawthorne before writing the essay.<br />Hershel Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919613095448470289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-1557827522434646762010-08-25T10:17:55.632-04:002010-08-25T10:17:55.632-04:00I second the recommendation from the anonymous com...I second the recommendation from the anonymous commenter from yesterday - <i>The Power of Blackness</i> is a very accessible analysis of the works of Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville. It should be required reading for American literary scholars!Rob Velellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284492589098267999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-46744089267534101292010-08-25T09:02:43.186-04:002010-08-25T09:02:43.186-04:00Sounds good; thanks.Sounds good; thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499582243291531753.post-80969062359490968222010-08-24T16:48:07.500-04:002010-08-24T16:48:07.500-04:00If I may, I'd like to recommend a book that de...If I may, I'd like to recommend a book that details not the relationship between the two men, but really the relationship of their writing (along with Poe, so I think you'll enjoy it). The book is called <i>The Power of Blackness</i> by Harry Levin. It details, in full-length, the "shrouded in blackness" motif of Hawthorne, Melville, and Poe, especially in antithesis to other romantics of the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com