Melville's ambivalence toward faith and disbelief is The human spirit and its ability to triumph over materialistic Interpretation of the story asserts the immortal, otherworldly nature of Should be read symbolically and, secondly, I argue that a symbolist Thus, the aim of this study is twofold:įirstly, I argue that the source of such misreadings rests withĬritics' determination to read the story allegorically when it Minority by arguing that these prevailing materialist views areįundamentally misguided. Typically decried.(4) In my article, I concur with those critics in the The few efforts to read "Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!" without irony are Interpretations have surfaced that center on the apparently phallicĪspects of the rooster, Trumpet, and the man, Merrymusk.(3) Some go soįar along this interpretive line that they dismiss the story altogether,Ĭalling it "an extended dirty joke" (Delbanco 208). Satire may shift with each new study, the ironic reading continues toĭominate Melville scholarship. "Walking" (Stein 218).(2) While the object of this perceived That its true target is Henry David Thoreau's essay Reevaluate the object of Melville's satire, claiming, for instance, Notion.(1) Scholars who follow Oliver's lead tend only to "the symbolism does not always yield pliantly to theĭemands of the narrative" (204), critics continue to further this At another point, he provides the reader with a simple templateįor analysis, calling the story a "reductio ad absurdum" of He explains that "Cock-A-Doodle-Doo !" is written asĪn anti-transcendentalist satire, lampooning the idea of self-reliance Oliver, writing in 1948, establishes theįramework to which the majority of critics approaching this story haveĪdhered. "Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Or, The Crowing of the Noble Cockīeneventano" is a short story with a remarkably simple JUDGING by its critical reception, Herman Melville's APA style: Signor Beneventano and man inspirited: a symbolist reading of Melville's 'Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!'.Signor Beneventano and man inspirited: a symbolist reading of Melville's 'Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!'." Retrieved from MLA style: "Signor Beneventano and man inspirited: a symbolist reading of Melville's 'Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!'." The Free Library.
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