Strange Vessels: Epistemology and the Seafaring Feminine in 'The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'

Panel:

American Literature before 1865 II: Melville and Poe

Abstract:

‘The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym,’ Poe’s only novel-length fiction, appears to expel all things female, yet I argue for the pervasiveness of what I have termed the ‘seafaring feminine,’ culminating in a new reading of the much-debated ending.

Presenter Information

First Name:

Kelly

Last Name:

Bushnell

Institution:

Mills College

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PAMLA 2010 - Honolulu

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Strange Vessels: Epistemology and the Seafaring Feminine in 'The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'

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