Billy Budd and Other Stories (Everyman) (The Everyman Library)
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- Synopsis
- 'Billy Budd, Sailor', a compelling parable of innocence destroyed by a fallen world, counts as the supreme achievement of Melville's later years. Set on a British warship during the Napoleonic Wars, it uses a fierce triangular conflict between men--master-at-arms Claggart, ‘batchelor’ Captain Vere and saintly Billy Budd--for its vivid exploration of the nature of evil. The other stories here include ‘Bartleby’, an ironic portrait of an anorexic Wall Street clerk, 'The Encantadas’, a volcanic vision of Hell based on the Galapagos islands, and ‘Benito Cereno’, a searching examination of slavery. The most comprehensive paperback edition available, with introduction, selected criticism, and chronology of Melville's life and times.
- Copyright:
- 1993
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 298 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781420956238
- Publisher:
- J. M. Dent, Orion Publishing Group, Orion House
- Date of Addition:
- 06/15/19
- Copyrighted By:
- J.M. Dent
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Larry Lumpkin
- Proofread By:
- Beverly Cory
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.