It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read No Mysteries Out of Ourselves by Peter J. Bellis
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In this book Peter J. Bellis aims to show how Melville's career is shaped by his desire to define and represent the self, to find a secure identity on which to base personal and social relations. Using Typee, Pierre, White-Jacket, Redburn, Billy Budd, and Moby-Dick as models, Bellis isolates three forms of selfhood—the integrity of the physical body, the son's genealogical link to his father, and the coherence of an autobiographical text—that Melville explores throughout his work. He shows how, as Melville texts each of these, his work becomes increasingly self-reflexive and self-critical;...
No Mysteries Out of Ourselves by Peter J. Bellis is 232 pages long, and a total of 58,464 words.
This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 19 minutes to read No Mysteries Out of Ourselves aloud.
No Mysteries Out of Ourselves is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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