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"Boredom is a prevalent theme in Herman Melville's works. The author contends that in Melville's mature work, especially Moby Dick, boredom presents itself as an insidious presence in the lives of Melville's characters, until it matures from being a mere killer of time into a killer of souls"--Provided by publisher.
Introduction: Herman Melville's noontide demons -- Typee and Omoo: body here, mind over there -- Omoo and Mardi: searching for a theme -- White-jacket: the devil loves idle hands -- Moby-Dick: God or the devil -- "Bartleby, the Scrivener": not quite the last word -- Clarel: the noontide demon can quote Scripture, too -- Billy Budd: Ode to joy -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references and index.