Melville's long poem Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land (1876) was the last full-length book he published. Until the mid-twentieth century even the
Clarel is a narrative poem by Herman Melville. First published in 1876 it is inspired by the author's travels in the Middle East and is the longest poem in Amer
In the 19th century, American tourists, scholars, evangelists, writers and artists flocked to Palestine. Focusing on works by Melville and Twain, this book thro