"Who is Poor Herman to Me?"

Q2 Arts and Humanities

Leviathan (Germany) Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI:10.1353/lvn.2022.0032

Elizabeth Anne Doss

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Abstract

Abstract:Playwright and great-great-great grandaughter of Herman Melville, Elizabeth Doss, takes her family tree from the page to the stage in Poor Herman: a play that unearths the personal and professional failures of a literary icon. In this essay, she explores how research, genes, fact, and fiction interwine into a deeply personal and wholly imperfect portrait of her ancestors.

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“对我来说，可怜的赫尔曼是谁?”

摘要:作家、赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的曾曾曾孙女伊丽莎白·多斯在《可怜的赫尔曼》中把她的家谱从书本上搬到了舞台上，这部戏剧揭示了一位文学偶像的个人和职业失败。在这篇文章中，她探索了研究、基因、事实和虚构是如何交织在一起，形成了一幅深刻的个人的、完全不完美的她祖先的肖像。

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