Hero, captain, and stranger : male friendship, social critique, and literary form in the sea novels of Herman Melville

Examines Melville's treatment of friendship between men in his fiction and argues that he presents the male couple as a force to improve society Preface Introduction A note on the term "Homosexual" The quest for a golden island Facts and quests Typee: the structure of the encounters Chums: the search for a friend Redburn: "So singular a couple" White-Jacket: "A brother-band, hand in hand" Moby-Dick: "Our hearts' honeymoon" Losing hope The dark years Billy Budd: "But for fate and ban" Coda Notes Index A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.