Mardi: And a Voyage Thither
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"Mardi: And a Voyage Thither" is a philosophical and allegorical novel by Herman Melville that uses a fantastical sea voyage and invented islands to explore politics, religion, and human nature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mardi: And a Voyage Thither canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Herman Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresTheme |
colonialism
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human nature ⓘ philosophy ⓘ politics ⓘ religion ⓘ utopianism ⓘ |
| followedBy | Redburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Omoo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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allegory ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ sea story ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Babbalanja
NERFINISHED
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King Abrazza NERFINISHED ⓘ Media ⓘ Taji NERFINISHED ⓘ Yillah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later modernist narrative experiments ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Volume I
ⓘ
Volume II ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
metaphysics
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morality ⓘ mythology ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | travel narrative ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Romanticism ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice |
fantastical sea voyage
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invented islands ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex symbolism
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early example of Melville’s experimental style ⓘ philosophical digressions ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1849 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Mardi: And a Voyage Thither NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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