Short Stories Of Herman Melville

Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061760792

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Great Short Works of Herman Melville by Herman Melville Pdf

Billy Budd, Sailor and Bartleby, the Scrivener are two of the most revered shorter works of fiction in history. Here, they are collected along with 19 other stories in a beautifully redesigned collection that represents the best short work of an American master.As Warner Berthoff writes in his introduction to this volume, "It is hard to think of a major novelist or storyteller who is not also a first-rate entertainer . . . a master, according to choice, of high comedy, of one or another robust species of expressive humour, or of some special variety of the preposterous, the grotesque, the absurd. And Melville, certainly, is no exception. A kind of vigorous supervisory humour is his natural idiom as a writer, and one particular attraction of his shorter work is the fresh further display it offers of this prime element in his literary character."

Author : William B. Dillingham
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780820332710

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Melville's Short Fiction, 1853-1856 by William B. Dillingham Pdf

This study treats comprehensively the sixteen short works of fiction that Herman Melville wrote between 1853 and 1856, most of which were published in Harper's and Putnam's magazines. Concentrating on the writer's two basic motivations for writing as he did in these stories, Dillingham argues that Melville created a surface of almost inane congeniality in many of the works, an illusion of vapidity that camouflages a profundity often missed by his readers. He sought to to hide disturbing themes because the magazines for which he was writing would almost certainly have rejected his attempts to be more direct. Dillingham's method is not, however, confined to a reading of the texts. Melville's stories contain so many allusions to the contemporary scene that they constitute in themselves a cultural study. An important contribution of Melville's Short Fiction is its discussion of these allusions. Finally, Dillingham examines the relationship between the short fiction and Melville's own life. Much of the writer's frustration and struggle is concealed in these early works. Melville's friendship with Hawthorne, for example, an intense and yet in some ways disappointing relationship for both men, is explored as an important influence on several of the stories.

Author : Herman Melville,August Nemo
Publisher : Tacet Books
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783968589206

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7 best short stories by Herman Melville by Herman Melville,August Nemo Pdf

Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. His first two books gained much attention, though they were not bestsellers, and his popularity declined precipitously only a few years later. By the time of his death he had been almost completely forgotten, but his longest novel, Moby-Dick largely considered a failure during his lifetime, and most responsible for Melville's fall from favor with the reading public was rediscovered in the 20th century as one of the chief literary masterpieces of both American and world literature.This selection specially chosen by the literary critic August Nemo, contains the following stories:Bartleby, the ScrivenerBenito CerenoThe EncantadasThe ChaseCock-A-Doodle-Doo!I and My ChimneyThe Lightning-Rod Man

Author : Lea Bertani Vozar Newman
Publisher : Hall Reference Books
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Fiction
ISBN : MINN:319510013237295

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A Reader's Guide to the Short Stories of Herman Melville by Lea Bertani Vozar Newman Pdf

Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Everyman's Library
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1997-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780375400681

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Complete Shorter Fiction of Herman Melville by Herman Melville Pdf

Herman Melville (1819-91) brought as much genius to the smaller-scale literary forms as he did to the full-blown novel: his poems and the short stories and novellas collected in this volume reveal a deftness and a delicacy of touch that is in some ways even more impressive than the massive, tectonic passions of Moby-Dick. In a story like "Bartleby, the Scrivener" -- one of the very few perfect representatives of the form in the English language -- he displayed an unflinching precision and insight and empathy in his depiction of the drastically alienated inner life of the title character. In "Benito Cereno," he addressed the great racial dilemmas of the nineteenth century with a profound, almost surreal imaginative clarity. And in Billy, Budd, Sailor, the masterpiece of his last years, he fused the knowledge and craft gained from a lifetime's magnificent work into a pure, stark, flawlessly composed tale of innocence betrayed and destroyed. Melville is justly honored for the epic sweep of his mind, but his lyricism, his skill in rendering the minute, the particular, the local, was equally sublime.

Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Harpercollins
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Culture
ISBN : 0060830948

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Great Short Works of Herman Melville by Herman Melville Pdf

A complete collection of Melville's short works of fiction that includes The Encantadas, Bartleby, the Scrivener, Benito Cereno, and Billy Budd

Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015051891045

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Melville's Short Novels by Herman Melville Pdf

This Norton Critical Edition presents three of Melville's most important short novels -- Bartleby, The Scrivener; Benito Cereno; and Billy Budd. The texts are accompanied by ample explanatory annotation. As his writing reflects, Melville was extraordinarily well read. "Contexts" offers selections from works that influenced Melville's writing of these three short novles, including, among others, Ralph Waldo Emerson's "The Transcendentalist" and Amasa Delano's Narrative of Voyages and Travels. Johannes Dietrich Bergmann, H. Bruce Franklin, and Robert M. Cover provide overviews of Melville's probable sources. An unusually rich "Criticism" section includes twenty-eight wide-ranging pieces that often contradict one another and that are sure to promote classroom discussion. Book jacket.

Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0451530810

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Billy Budd and Other Tales by Herman Melville Pdf

A master of the american short story Included in this rich collection are: The Piazza, Bartleby the Scrivener, Benito Cereno, The Lightning-Rod Man, The Encantadas, The Bell-Tower, and The Town-Ho's Story.

Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443435093

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The Bell-Tower by Herman Melville Pdf

Bannadonna is an eccentric artist and architect who dreams up plans for a magnificent bell tower. After receiving approval from the city, Bannadonna happily begins construction, but local citizens begin to notice strange occurrences associated with the bell-tower, and complaints eventually reach the city magistrates. While touring the magistrates around the tower, Bannadonna shows off his work and readily answers their questions, but one curiosity remains unanswered—what lies beneath the shroud in the bell-tower. “The Bell-Tower” is a dark literary work that explores a mystery that is never fully revealed. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Bartleby The Scrivener A Story Of Wall-Street by Herman Melville Pdf

Explore the enigmatic world of Wall Street with "Bartleby The Scrivener: A Story Of Wall-Street" by Herman Melville. Delve into the intricacies of corporate life and human nature as you follow the mysterious tale of Bartleby, a scrivener whose quiet defiance challenges the norms of society. But amidst the hustle and bustle of Wall Street, what truths will Bartleby's silence reveal? In this thought-provoking story, Herman Melville paints a vivid portrait of conformity, alienation, and the search for meaning in a capitalist world. Through Bartleby's enigmatic character, readers are forced to confront uncomfortable questions about identity, autonomy, and the nature of work. Are you ready to peer into the heart of darkness that lies beneath the veneer of corporate America? Will you dare to grapple with the existential dilemmas that Bartleby's story poses? Experience the timeless relevance of "Bartleby The Scrivener." Purchase your copy today and embark on a journey of self-discovery and introspection.

Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:30000111981613

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The Piazza Tales by Herman Melville Pdf

"With fairest flowers, Whilst summer lasts, and I live here, Fidele-" When I removed into the country, it was to occupy an old-fashioned farm-house, which had no piazza-a deficiency the more regretted, because not only did I like piazzas, as somehow combining the coziness of in-doors with the freedom of out-doors, and it is so pleasant to inspect your thermometer there, but the country round about was such a picture, that in berry time no boy climbs hill or crosses vale without coming upon easels planted in every nook, and sun-burnt painters painting there. A very paradise of painters. The circle of the stars cut by the circle of the mountains. At least, so looks it from the house; though, once upon the mountains, no circle of them can you see. Had the site been chosen five rods off, this charmed ring would not have been. The house is old. Seventy years since, from the heart of the Hearth Stone Hills, they quarried the Kaaba, or Holy Stone, to which, each Thanksgiving, the social pilgrims used to come. So long ago, that, in digging for the foundation, the workmen used both spade and axe, fighting the Troglodytes of those subterranean parts-sturdy roots of a sturdy wood, encamped upon what is now a long land-slide of sleeping meadow, sloping away off from my poppy-bed. Of that knit wood, but one survivor stands-an elm, lonely through steadfastness.

Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : W W Norton & Company Incorporated
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0871401223

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Shorter Novels of Herman Melville by Herman Melville Pdf

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Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Pushkin Collection
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781782277460

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I Would Prefer Not To by Herman Melville Pdf

A new selection of Melville's darkest and most enthralling stories in a beautiful Pushkin Collection edition Includes "Bartleby, the Scrivener", "Benito Cereno" and "The Lightning-Rod Man" A lawyer hires a new copyist, only to be met with stubborn, confounding resistance. A nameless guide discovers hidden worlds of luxury and bleak exploitation. After boarding a beleaguered Spanish slave ship, an American trader's cheerful outlook is repeatedly shadowed by paralyzing unease. In these stories of the surreal mundanity of office life and obscure tensions at sea, Melville's darkly modern sensibility plunges us into a world of irony and mystery, where nothing is as it first appears.

Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780061921506

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The Fiddler by Herman Melville Pdf

A short story from the Classic Shorts collection: The Happy Failure by Herman Melville

Author : Robert Bruce Bickley
Publisher : Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003806879

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The Method of Melville's Short Fiction by Robert Bruce Bickley Pdf

The relationship between literary technique and vision in Melville may be closer in the short stories of the 1850s than anywhere else in his fiction.