Book III
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Book III is the third section of Herman Melville’s long religious-epic poem *Clarel*, continuing its exploration of faith, doubt, and spiritual crisis during a pilgrimage in the Holy Land.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Book III (Clarel) | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
poetic book
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section of a poem ⓘ |
| author | Herman Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Herman Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresPhilosophicalIssue |
conflict between skepticism and faith
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crisis of belief in the modern age ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Clarel (character)
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Derwent (Clarel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nehemiah (Clarel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth (Clarel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vine (Clarel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Book II (Clarel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction |
continues the pilgrimage narrative begun in earlier books
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develops psychological portrait of Clarel ⓘ |
| includedInEdition | standard collected editions of Herman Melville's poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | long narrative verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
doubt
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faith ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| meter | iambic tetrameter ⓘ |
| partOf | Clarel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWorkGenre |
narrative poem
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religious epic poem ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| precedes | Book IV (Clarel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfContainingWork | 1876 ⓘ |
| publisherOfContainingWork | G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Book I (Clarel)
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Book II (Clarel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IV (Clarel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| setting |
Holy Land
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Jerusalem region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Christian theology
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biblical history ⓘ pilgrim experience in Palestine ⓘ religious pluralism ⓘ |
| tone |
meditative
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somber ⓘ |
| workContainedIn | Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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