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Stung by the difficult reception of Moby Dick, Herman Melville became obsessed with the difficulties of communicating his vision to readers. His sesne of isolation lies at the heart of these later works. "Billy Budd, Sailor" is a classic confrontation between good and evil, and the story of an innocent young man unable to defend himself against a wrongful accusation. The other stories also illuminate the way fictions are created and shared by society.
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they have the same compelling and mysterious power, defying ultimate interpretation. the selection includes "bartleby", "the enchanted", "benito cereno" (dramatized by robert lowell) and one of melville's supreme masterpieces, "billy budd, sailor". harold beaver's introduction and notes will aid the reader's understanding and enjoyment of one of the most allusive and book-haunted of all writers, 'now recognized as a giant among american men of letters', equal in his own sphere to the greatest of his european contemporaries.
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Douglas Robillard is retired from the University of New Haven and is the author of The Poems of Herman Melville (Kent State University Press,
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Condition: Muy bueno. : Billy Budd, Sailor es una novela corta del escritor estadounidense Herman Melville, publicada póstumamente en 1924. La historia se centra en Billy Budd, un joven marinero que sirve a bordo del buque de guerra Indomitable durante las guerras napoleónicas. Billy es un hombre popular y querido por sus compañeros, pero sufre la envidia del contramaestre John Claggart, quien lo acusa falsamente de sedición. Billy, incapaz de defenderse verbalmente debido a un tartamudeo, golpea a Claggart, causándole la muerte. El capitán Vere, aunque reconoce la inocencia de Billy, se ve obligado a condenarlo a muerte para mantener el orden y la disciplina a bordo. La novela explora temas como la inocencia, el bien y el mal, la justicia y la ley, y la tensión entre el individuo y la sociedad. EAN: 9780140621754 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: Billy Budd, Sailor Autor: Herman Melville Editorial: Penguin Classics Idioma: en Páginas: 96 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2023-05-11-2f1931f6
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