Author: Herman Melville Publisher: e-artnow ISBN: 8026874331 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 1446
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Herman Melville is one of the greatest American novelists, short story writer and a poet. His writing draws on his experience at sea as a common sailor, exploration of literature and philosophy, and engagement in the contradictions of American society in a period of rapid change. Redburn: His First Voyage details the adventures of a refined young man among coarse and brutal sailors and the seedier areas of Liverpool. Unable to find employment at home, young Wellingborough Redburn signs on the Highlander, a merchantman out of New York City bound for Liverpool, England. The tale is autobiographical and recounts author’s early experiences on a merchant cargo ship. Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life describes the narrator’s four month stay on the island Nuku Hiva in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands. It is a story of capture, escape and romance with lovely nymph Fayaway. The narrative is based on the author's actual experiences in the South Pacific. Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas is a sequel to the Sea narrative Typee. After leaving the island of Nuku Hiva, the narrator ships aboard a whaling vessel that makes its way to Tahiti, after which there is a mutiny and the majority of the crew are imprisoned on Tahiti. Omoo is also based on the author's experiences in the South Pacific. White-Jacket; or, The World in a Man-of-War is a memoir of a year spent on a U.S. man-of-war, the 54-gun frigate USS “Neversink” in a voyage from Chile to Norfolk. The story is based on the author's fourteen months service in the United States Navy.
Author: Brian Yothers Publisher: Camden House ISBN: 1640140530 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 234
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An accessible and highly readable guide to the story of Melville criticism as it has developed over the past century and a half. Herman Melville is among the most thoroughly canonized authors in American literature, and the body of criticism dealing with his writing is immense. Until now, however, there has been no standard volume on the history of Melvillecriticism. That a volume on this subject is timely and important is shown by the number of introductions and companions to Melville's work that have been published during the last few years (none of which focuses on the criticalreception of Melville's works), as well as the steady stream of critical monographs and scholarly biographies that have been published on Melville since the 1920s. Melville's Mirrors provides Melville scholars and graduateand undergraduate students with an accessible guide to the story of Melville criticism as it has developed over the years. It is a valuable reference for research libraries and for the personal libraries of scholars of Melville and of nineteenth-century American literature in general, and it is also a potential textbook for major-author courses on Melville, which are offered at many universities. BRIAN YOTHERS is the Frances Spatz Leighton Endowed Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Texas at El Paso and associate editor of Leviathan: A Journal of Melville Studies. He is the author of Reading Abolition: The Critical Reception of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Frederick Douglass (Camden House, 2016).
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning ISBN: 1410341178 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 33
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A Study Guide for Herman Melville's "Benito Cereno," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
Author: Donald L. Miller Publisher: Grove Press ISBN: 9780802139344 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 676
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Malcolm Cowley called Lewis Mumford the last of the great humanists, and indeed, in more than six decades of writing, Mumford made contributions to history, philosophy, literature, art, architectural criticism, and urban planning. The author of some thirty books, Mumford produced a body of work almost unequaled in the twentieth century for its range and richness. A New York Times Notable Book, Donald Miller's engagingly written biography reveals Mumford's full and fascinating life. Based on ten years of research and unprecedented access to original and private papers, Miller penetrates Mumford's reserved public persona and takes in the complete man, his works as well as his days, as he struggles to transform the world -- and his own life -- in decades marked by unparalleled change. Miller is an excellent critical guide to Mumford's voluminous writing. -- The New Yorker A gracefully written biography. -- Francesca McKeon, San Francisco Chronicle With this large, large-spirited life of Lewis Mumford ... Miller takes his place in the first rank of contemporary American biographers. -- David McCullough
Author: Hershel Parker Publisher: JHU Press ISBN: 9780801881855 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 1010
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Traces Melville's life from his childhood in New York, through his adventures abroad as a sailor, to his creation of "Moby-Dick," and forty years later, to his death, in obscurity.
Author: Raymond M. Weaver Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 261
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Raymond M. Weaver's 'Herman Melville, Mariner and Mystic' is a meticulous examination of the life and works of the iconic American author. Weaver delves into Melville's literary style, exploring his use of symbolism and themes of existentialism and isolation in novels such as 'Moby-Dick' and 'Billy Budd'. Through a scholarly lens, Weaver places Melville's writings in the context of 19th-century American literature, highlighting his innovative contributions to the genre of maritime fiction. Weaver's analysis illuminates the depths of Melville's writing, revealing the complexities and nuances that have captivated readers for generations. As a renowned Melville scholar, Raymond M. Weaver brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his examination of the author's life and work. Drawing on extensive research and primary sources, Weaver provides insights into Melville's personal experiences and influences, shedding light on the motivations behind his literary creations. His deep understanding of Melville's legacy enhances the reader's appreciation for the author's enduring relevance and significance in the literary canon. For readers interested in delving into the world of Herman Melville and exploring the profound themes of his writing, 'Herman Melville, Mariner and Mystic' is a must-read. Raymond M. Weaver's insightful analysis offers a comprehensive and engaging perspective on one of America's most enigmatic literary figures.
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning ISBN: 1410335518 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 40
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A Study Guide for Herman Melville's "Billy Budd," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
Author: Herman Melville Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag ISBN: 3849603717 Category : Languages : en Pages : 387
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This is the extended and annotated edition including an extensive biographical annotation about the author and his life. Redburn is a semi-autobiographical novel concerning the sufferings of a refined youth among coarse and brutal sailors and the seedier areas of Liverpool. This theme of a youth confronted by realities and evils for which he is unprepared—or incorrectly prepared by both family and American institutions—is a prominent one in Melville's works. (from wikipedia.com)
Author: Herman Melville Publisher: ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 348
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"Following the commercial and critical success of his first book, Typee, Herman Melville continued his series of South Seas adventure-romances with Omoo. Melville's second book chronicles the narrator's involvement in a mutiny aboard a South Seas whaling vessel, his incarceration in a Tahitian jail, and then his wanderings as an omoo, or rover, on the island of Eimeo (Moorea). Based on Melville's personal experience as a sailor on a South Pacific whaleship, Omoo is a first-person account of life as a sailor during the nineteenth century, filled with colorful characters and detailed descriptions of the far-flung locales of Polynesia."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Herman Melville
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Author: Herman Melville
Author: Herman Melville