| Description |
160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Understanding literature |
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Understanding literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Examining Typee and Omoo -- Examining Mardi and a voyage thither, Redburn : his first voyage, and White-Jacket -- Examining Moby Dick -- Examining Pierre, Bartleby the scrivener, Israel Potter and Benito Cereno -- Examining The paradise of bachelors and the tartarus of maids -- Examining The lightning-rod man, The belltower, and The confidence man -- Examining Melville, the poet -- Examining Timoleon and John Marr and other stories -- Examining Billy Budd. |
| Summary |
Examines the career of Herman Melville, placing each work in historical and biographical context, with emphasis on Moby Dick, Billy Bud, short stories such as Bartleby the Scrivener, and some of his poetic works. |
| Subject |
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
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Authors, American.
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| Added Title |
Herman Melville |
| ISBN |
0766024350 |
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9780766024359 |
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