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Cahir, Linda Costanzo.
Solitude and society in the works of Herman Melville and Edith
Wharton / Linda Costanzo Cahir.
p. cm. -- (Contributions to the study of American literature
ISSN 1092-6356; no. 3)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-313-30407-6 (alk. paper)
1. Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Political and social views.
2. Psychological fiction, American -- History and criticism.
3. Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Political and social views.
4. Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Knowledge -- Psychology. 5. Wharton,
Edith, 1862-1937 -- Knowledge -- Psychology. 6. Literature and society --
United States -- History. 7. Social isolation in literature.
8. Loneliness in literature. 9. Solitude in literature. 10. Self
in literature. I. Title. II. Series.
PS2388.P6C34 1999
813'.309353 -- dc21 98-26435

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Copyright © 1999 by Linda Costanzo Cahir

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-26435
ISBN: 0-313-30407-6
ISSN: 1092-6356

First published in 1999

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