Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Uranic Muse: Melville's Knowledge of Astronomy -- 2 The Cosmic Drama of Mardi -- 3 Stars and Spiritual Navigation in Clarel -- 4 Astronomical Imagery and Symbolic Antitheses in Billy Budd -- 5 Final Thoughts on Melville and Astronomy -- Appendix One: Catalogue of References to Astronomical Subjects -- Appendix Two: More Maps and Drawings from Hiram Mattison's Atlas -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.