Clarel’s Crucible: An Inquisition of Faith in Melville’s Holy Land
Introduction The mud of Jerusalem clings to the pages of *Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage within the Holy Land*, a monumental work by Herman Melville that echoes with the anxieties of a quickly altering world. Largely overshadowed by the leviathan that’s *Moby-Dick*, *Clarel* affords a unique type of deep dive, one into the turbulent waters…