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An informative and thorough companion to Herman Melville's life and writings. It includes a biography of Melville and detailed information on Melville's works, on the important themes, and on the significant people and places in his life.  Meer

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The saint and visionary author John the Evangelist becomes the focus of spiritual and literary discussion in a great range of Middle High German writings, many of them not previously examined by scholars.  Meer