This paper discusses how Herman Melville dealt with gender themes in novels such as Billy Budd, Moby Dick, Redburn: His First Voyage, and Typee. Melville's attitude towards philosophical and metaphysical themes are covered as well, but the primary focus is on Melville's frank portrayals of what life at sea involved in the Nineteenth Century. 5.5 pgs. 5 f/c. 7b.
