Book IV
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Book IV is the final section of Herman Melville’s long religious-epic poem *Clarel*, bringing its themes of faith, doubt, and spiritual quest to a culminating close.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Book IV (Clarel) | 0 |
Statements (38)
| 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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| explores |
modern crisis of faith
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tension between belief and unbelief ⓘ |
| follows | Book III (Clarel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
narrative poem
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religious epic poem ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Clarel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American Renaissance
NERFINISHED
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American Romanticism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| meter | predominantly iambic tetrameter ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
brings the poem’s spiritual conflicts to a close
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culmination of Clarel’s inner struggle ⓘ |
| originalPublicationContext | published as part of Clarel in 1876 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Clarel
NERFINISHED
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Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork |
final book
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fourth book ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Book I (Clarel)
NERFINISHED
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Book II (Clarel) NERFINISHED ⓘ Book III (Clarel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | irregular ⓘ |
| setIn |
Holy Land
NERFINISHED
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Jerusalem region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
doubt
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faith ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ religious skepticism ⓘ search for belief ⓘ spiritual quest ⓘ |
| workForm | verse ⓘ |
| workTitle | Book IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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