| Description |
vii, 165 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Modern critical interpretations |
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Modern critical interpretations.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-156) and index. |
| Summary |
A collection of seven critical essays on Melville's shorter works of fiction including "Billy Budd" and "The Piazza Tales." |
| Contents |
Prologue to Herman Melville's "Bartleby" / Jorge Luis Borges -- Melville's Parable of the walls / Leo Marx -- "Certain phenomenal men": the example of Billy Budd / Warner Berthoff -- Melville's fist: the execution of Billy Budd / Barbara Johnson -- Suspense and tautology in "Benito Cereno" / Eric J. Sundquist -- Melville and the slavery of the north / Michael Paul Rogin -- Witches and Wall Street \: possession is nine-tenths of the law / Michael Clark. |
| Subject |
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Short stories.
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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American literature -- History and criticism.
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. (OCoLC)fst00030216
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Melville, Herman 1819-1891 (DE-588)118580604
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Melville, Herman 1819-1891 Bartleby the scrivener
(DE-588)4272747-9
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Melville, Herman 1819-1891 Benito Cereno
(DE-588)4099311-5
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Melville, Herman 1819-1891 Billy Budd
(DE-588)4230147-6
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Erzählung (DE-588)4015464-6
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Melville, Herman.
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Billy Budd.
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Piazza tales.
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| Indexed Term |
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 |
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation |
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American literature -- History and criticism |
| Genre/Form |
Aufsatzsammlung.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Added Author |
Bloom, Harold, editor.
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| ISBN |
1555460097 (alk. paper) |
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9781555460099 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
9781555460099 (alk. paper) |
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753849460091 |
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