[Year of first publication] 1876 [Character(s)] Clarel, Rolf, Vine, Abdon, Lyonese and others [Work] Clarel [Creator] Herman Melville [Country of publication] United States [Details] The narrative poem, about Clarel's visit to Jerusalem as he questions he religious faith, features a number of Jewish characters, some representing Melville's literary colleagues, others representing Jews from a variety of backgrounds, such as Abdon from India.[24] [Media] 
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