These three essays orbit Melville’s "Bartleby, the Scrivener" from successive distances. The first attacks the narrator, the second attacks the attack, the third removes the hope of a clean vantage point. Each piece eats the previous one. Together they ask whether any act of understanding can avoid being an act of consumption. Part I: The … Continue reading The Bartleby Triptych: On Vampires, Critics, and Hunger
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Moby-Dick: Illustrated by Gilbert Wilson
"'Wilson was an extraordinary artist, but his paintings were never published in a book during his lifetime,' Elder said. 'I want to bring more people to Wilson’s work, to introduce him on the world stage.'"-Staff writer, "Terre Haute artist Gilbert Wilson's work to illustrate new 'Moby-Dick' edition." Tribune-Star. July 26, 2018. Available for purchase from … Continue reading Moby-Dick: Illustrated by Gilbert Wilson
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