Premium Content Melville's Political Thought in "Moby-Dick"
By Jason Bedell - November 07, 2005
Melville's Political Thought in Moby-Dick
Herman Melville was heavily influenced by the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Because Rousseau died in 1778, 41 years prior to Melville's birth, Melville had access to all of Rousseau's writings. Rousseau's political philosophy evolved as he grew older and there is evidence of a tension in Moby-Dick…
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