1. Akin to Genesis

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Akin to Genesis 1
5. PART ONE. Herman Melville: In Trust Nevertheless
6. Introduction 39
7. 2. Picaresque and Picturesque: Omoo, Typee, Mardi 42
8. 3· Godly Gamesomeness: Self taste in Moby-Dick 73
9. 4. Passion in Its Profoundest: Mardi Once More; Pierre and "Bartleby"; "Benito Cereno" 104
10. 5. Hidden Suns and Phenomenal Men: The Confidence- Man, Billy Budd 137
11. PART TWO. Mark Twain: The Authority of the Courtier
12. Introduction 181
13. 6. Idolatry Mad and Gentle: The Innocents Abroad, Roughing It 185
14. 7· River Courtship: "Old Times on The Mississippi" 217
15. 8. But I Never Said Nothing: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 241
16. PART THREE. Nathanael West
17. 9. Trick or Trash 287
18. Coda 315
19. Selected Bibliography 319
20. Index 323
21. Backmatter 332