Herman Melville Anti-Transcendentalist Dark Romantic

“What Redburn Saw in Launcelott’s- Hey”

Important Facts His work was never fully appreciated; his life was often full of despair His work was never fully appreciated; his life was often full of despair At 19, sailed to Liverpool, England At 19, sailed to Liverpool, England His novel REDBURN is based on this His novel REDBURN is based on this Spent much time on whaling ships Spent much time on whaling ships Used his adventures in the South Seas as material for his fiction Used his adventures in the South Seas as material for his fiction Lived among cannibals in Typee Lived among cannibals in Typee

MOBY DICK Melville’s masterpiece Melville’s masterpiece A complex novel with several layers of meaning A complex novel with several layers of meaning The public did not like this work The public did not like this work He quit writing and died unnoticed and disillusioned. He quit writing and died unnoticed and disillusioned. In the 1920s, his works were rediscovered. In the 1920s, his works were rediscovered. This novel is regarded as one of the finest in American literature. This novel is regarded as one of the finest in American literature.