Clarel’s Crucible: An Inquisition of Faith in Melville’s Holy Land
Introduction The dust of Jerusalem clings to the pages of *Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land*, a monumental work by Herman Melville that echoes with the anxieties of a rapidly changing world. Largely overshadowed by the leviathan that is *Moby-Dick*, *Clarel* offers a different kind of deep dive, one into the turbulent…
