Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Mute Monuments and Doggerel Epitaphs: Melville's Shattered Sequels
2. John Brown's "America": Portentous Form in Battle-Pieces
3. Death and Poetry: The Problem of Character in Clarel
4. John Marr and other Sailors: Poetry as Private Utterance
5. Timoleon, Etc.: Characters Ancient and Modern