Melvillean
/mɛlˈvɪlɪən/(also Melvillian)
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of Herman Melville or his works, especially the sea stories.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Open Court. From the name of Herman Melville, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet + -ean. With form Melvillian compare -ian.