Abstract:Many of these entries examine only briefly Melville's appellations, and with more than 1500 characters and thousands of other proper names throughout his work, there is a need for further research. A useful starting point is Terrence Lish' s onomastic glossary (1971). Whenever the works considered are unclear from the titles, I append abbreviations: BC
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