6 美国文学之Melville.pptVIP

[Melville] will never rest until he gets hold of a definite belief. It is strange how he persists…He can neither believe. Nor be comfortable in his disbelief; and he is too honest and courageous not to try to do one or the other…he has a very high and noble nature. (Nathaniel Hawthorne) Melville’s Life Experiences 1819, New York; 1834, left school; 1839, went out to sea to Liverpool; 1841-1844, went to the South Pacific as a whaling sailor; 1847, married; 1850, met Hawthorne in Massachusetts; 1866-1885, Inspector of Customs; 1891, died in NY. Melville’s Writings Early wor