This is supposed to be the greatest American writer but his work is formless and not especially refined. The vast majority of it is not read at all, and Moby Dick probably frustrates more readers than it stimulates. Is this judgement unfair?
>>25638814that's the joke.
>>25638817When you read Carlyle you can see where Melville’s garrulousness comes from, but Melville is not close to the stylist Carlyle was.
>>25638814I was filtered by moby dick but really enjoyed bartleby the scrivener and benito cereno
>>25638820you know, I appreciate the biblical and epic aspects of Moby Dick but it really is one of gayest and most autistic books ever written.
>>25638814He is a raw, brutal genius. In this he is particularly American.
>>25638827the fucking your mom got last night was raw and brutal.
>>25638827I should say, I loved it at the time I read it as a relatively inexperienced reader, though it could be tedious. But I feel no inclination to blame the public for not getting his brilliance, much as I have disdain for the public
>>25638827Poe was far superior. Suck my dick.
>>25638850I don’t read Poet but it terms of international influence and importance yes 100%
