Book III

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Book III is the third section of Herman Melville’s long religious-epic poem *Clarel*, continuing its exploration of faith, doubt, and spiritual crisis during a pilgrimage in the Holy Land.

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Book III canonical 1

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instanceOf poetic book ⓘ
section of a poem ⓘ
author Herman Melville ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Herman Melville ⓘ
exploresPhilosophicalIssue conflict between skepticism and faith ⓘ
crisis of belief in the modern age ⓘ
featuresCharacter Clarel (character) ⓘ
linked to: Clarel

Derwent (Clarel) ⓘ
linked to: Derwent

Nehemiah (Clarel) ⓘ
Ruth (Clarel) ⓘ
Vine (Clarel) ⓘ
follows Book II (Clarel) ⓘ
linked to: Clarel
hasNarrativeFunction continues the pilgrimage narrative begun in earlier books ⓘ
develops psychological portrait of Clarel ⓘ
includedInEdition standard collected editions of Herman Melville's poetry ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm long narrative verse ⓘ
literaryMovement American Renaissance ⓘ
mainTheme doubt ⓘ
faith ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ
spiritual crisis ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
meter iambic tetrameter ⓘ
partOf Clarel ⓘ
partOfWorkGenre narrative poem ⓘ
religious epic poem ⓘ
positionInSeries 3 ⓘ
precedes Book IV (Clarel) ⓘ
linked to: Clarel
publicationYearOfContainingWork 1876 ⓘ
publisherOfContainingWork G. P. Putnam's Sons ⓘ
relatedWork Book I (Clarel) ⓘ
linked to: Clarel

Book II (Clarel) ⓘ
linked to: Clarel

Book IV (Clarel) ⓘ
linked to: Clarel
rhymeScheme irregular ⓘ
setting Holy Land ⓘ
Jerusalem region ⓘ
subjectMatter Christian theology ⓘ
biblical history ⓘ
pilgrim experience in Palestine ⓘ
religious pluralism ⓘ
tone meditative ⓘ
somber ⓘ
workContainedIn Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land ⓘ
linked to: Clarel

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Clarel → hasPart → Book III ⓘ