Mardi
marks the great turning point in Melville's literary career. The novel begins
in the vein of the colorful narrative that had won the author his early fame.
But gradually this tale of a young mariner's adventures on a mythical Polynesian
archipelago takes on a new dimension as his search for his lost love is transformed
into an entirely different quest -- a richly symbolic exploration of man's estate
on earth. The reader encounters bitingly atiric commentary on political institutions,
profound meditation on human morality, and soaring metaphysical speculations in
a work that baffled its original audience and has won every greater appreciation
in modern times.
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