Herman Melville
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American writer and poet
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Why Is Herman Melville Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick ; Typee , a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. At the time of his death, Melville was no longer well known to the public, but the 1919 centennial of his birth was the starting point of a Melville revival. Moby-Dick eventually would be considered one of the great American novels.
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What Are Herman Melville's Academic Contributions?
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