The Melville Log

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The Melville Log is a comprehensive documentary biography that compiles and annotates primary source materials related to the life and times of American author Herman Melville.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biographical reference work
book
documentary biography
aboutField American literature
biographical studies
literary history
aboutPerson Herman Melville NERFINISHED
aimsTo provide exhaustive documentation of Herman Melville’s life
situate Herman Melville within his historical context
author Jay Leyda NERFINISHED
basedOn primary source documents
compiler Jay Leyda NERFINISHED
contains bibliographical references
chronology of Herman Melville’s life events
contextual historical information
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes life of Herman Melville
times of Herman Melville
documentationMethod annotation of historical materials
compilation of primary sources
focusesOn 19th-century American literature context
genre biography
literary scholarship
reference work
hasPart annotated documents
chronological entries
critical commentary
diary excerpts
letters
newspaper clippings
official records
intendedUse biographical reference
scholarly research
isAbout American author Herman Melville NERFINISHED
language English
mainSubject Herman Melville NERFINISHED
notableFor comprehensiveness of Melville documentation
detailed chronological reconstruction of Melville’s life
scholarlyDiscipline American literary studies
Melville studies
subject Herman Melville NERFINISHED
title The Melville Log NERFINISHED
typeOfWork documentary life

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Jay Leyda notableWork The Melville Log