Elements of the Metaphysical Detective in Melville’s The Confidence-Man: Questioning the Notion of Evidence
Journal Title: Notions A Journal of English Literature - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 3
Abstract
In the Melville’s Confidence-Man will be taken as a starting-point for presenting these themes in 19th century literature. As will become clear, the novel has very little in common with traditional detective stories. The reason why it is included is that it resembles the genre of metaphysical detective fiction in its overall effect. The boat in Melville’s novel provides a setting where no meaning is stable, where we can never be sure of a person’s true identity, where any attempt to attain any sort of proof or evidence is futile.
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R. Dharani, Dr. A. Selvaraj
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