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Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-25
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
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Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443435055
When the narrator decides to build a piazza at his new country home, his neighbours are amused when he decides to construct it on the north-facing side of his property. But the narrator is content, and when his view provides a glimpse of silver gleaming in the distance, he is convinced that his piazza provides a view of fairyland, and he decides to discover what lies in the distant mountains. “The Piazza” was written as an introduction to Herman Melville’s 1856 collection The Piazza Tales and was the only work in the collection that was not published individually before the book’s release. Much like his masterpiece Moby-Dick, The Piazza Tales did not sell well during Melville’s lifetime, but has been met with high critical acclaim and academic attention since his death. 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 : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798595751117
When I removed into the country, it was to occupy an old-fashioned farm-house, which had nopiazza-a deficiency the more regretted, because not only did I like piazzas, as somehow combiningthe coziness of in-doors with the freedom of out-doors, and it is so pleasant to inspect yourthermometer there, but the country round about was such a picture, that in berry time no boy climbshill or crosses vale without coming upon easels planted in every nook, and sun-burnt painterspainting 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 yousee. Had the site been [pg 002] 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 theKaaba, 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 Troglodytesof those subterranean parts-sturdy roots of a sturdy wood, encamped upon what is now a longland-slide of sleeping meadow, sloping away off from my poppy-bed. Of that knit wood, but onesurvivor stands-an elm, lonely through steadfastness.Whoever built the house, he builded better than he knew; or else Orion in the zenith flashed downhis Damocles' sword to him some starry night, and said, "Build there." For how, otherwise, could ithave entered the builder's mind, that, upon the clearing being made, such a purple prospect wouldbe his?-nothing less than Greylock, with all his hills about him, like Charlemagne among his peers.Now, for a house, so situated in such a country, to have no piazza for the convenience of [pg 003]those who might desire to feast upon the view, and take their time and ease about it, seemed asmuch of an omission as if a picture-gallery should have no bench; for what but picture-galleries arethe marble halls of these same limestone hills?-galleries hung, month after month anew, withpictures ever fading into pictures ever fresh. And beauty is like piety-you cannot run and read it;tranquillity and constancy, with, now-a-days, an easy chair, are needed. For though, of old, whenreverence was in vogue, and indolence was not, the devotees of Nature, doubtless, used to stand andadore-just as, in the cathedrals of those ages, the worshipers of a higher Power did-yet, in thesetimes of failing faith and feeble knees, we have the piazza and the pew.During the first year of my residence, the more leisurely to witness the coronation of Charlemagne(weather permitting, they crown him every sunrise and sunset), I chose me, on the hill-side banknear by, a royal lounge of turf-a green velvet lounge, with long, moss-padded back; while at thehead, strangely enough, there grew (but, I suppose, for heraldry) [pg 004] three tufts of blue violets in afield-argent of wild strawberries; and a trellis, with honeysuckle, I set for canopy
Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005726273
Included in this Herman Melville collection are six tales that range considerably -- from "The Encantadas" (an allegorical travelogue) to the haunting "Bartleby, the Scrivener." Opening the volume is "The Piazza," a pastoral sketch that frames the collection. "Benito Cerenno" -- a subversive satire -- of grows out of a true story of mutiny among the enslaved . . .
Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0451530810
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 : Jazzybee Verlag
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783849603618
This is the extended and annotated edition including an extensive biographical annotation about the author and his life. When Israel Potter leaves his plough to fight in the American Revolution, he's immediately thrown into the Battle of Bunker Hill, where he receives multiple wounds. However, this does not deter him, and after hearing a rousing speech by General George Washington, he volunteers for further duty, this time at sea, where more ill fortune awaits him. Israel is captured by the British Navy and taken to England. Yet, he makes his escape, and this triggers a series of extraordinary events and meetings with remarkable people. Along the way, Israel encounters King George III, who takes a liking to the Yankee rebel and shelters him in Kew Gardens; Benjamin Franklin, who presses Israel into service as a spy; John Paul Jones, who invites Israel to join his crew aboard The Ranger; and Ethan Allen, whom Israel attempts to free from a British prison. (from wikipedia.com)
Author : Elizabeth Spencer
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781617030727
Elizabeth Spencer is captivated by Italy. For her it has been a second home. A one-time resident who returns there, this native-born Mississippian has found Italy to be an enchanting land whose culture lends itself powerfully to her artistic vision. Some of her most acclaimed work is set there. Her American characters encounter but never quite wholly adjust to the mysteries of the Italian mores. Collected here in one volume are Spencer's six Italian tales. Their plots are so alluring and enigmatic that Boccaccio would have been charmed by their delightful ironies and their sinister contrasts of dark and light. Spencer is grounded in two bases—Italy and the American South. Her characters too, mostly southerners, rove in search of connection and fulfillment. In The Light in the Piazza (a novella which has become both Spencer's signature piece and a Hollywood film) a stranger from North Carolina, traveling with her beautiful daughter, encounters the intoxicating beauty of sunlit Florence and discovers a deep conflict in the moral dilemma it presents. “I think this work has great charm,” Spencer has said, “and it probably is the real thing, a work written under great compulsion, while I was under the spell of Italy. But it took me, all told, about a month to write.” In Knights and Dragons (another novella and a companion piece to The Light in the Piazza) an American woman in Rome and Venice struggles for release from her husband's sinister control over her. Spencer sets this tale in the cold and wintry dark and here portrays the other face of Italy. In “The Cousins,” “The Pincian Gate,” “The White Azalea,” and “The Visit,” Spencer shows the exceptional artistry that has merited acclaim for her as one of America's first-class writers of the short story. The Light in the Piazza may long be the work for which she is most recognized. In 2005, the Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York City staged a musical adaptation of this novella. The production brought together the talents of Adam Guettel (music and lyrics) and Craig Lucas (book), while director Bartlett Sher made his Lincoln Center debut. That year the musical won six of the eleven Tony awards it was nominated for. It was thereafter produced on stages across the globe and eventually returned to Lincoln Center in 2016 for a reunion of its original cast as a benefit concert.
Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547347057
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Piazza Tales" by Herman Melville. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : First Avenue Editions ™
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781541547742
Considered one of the greatest American writers, Herman Melville leaves the sea behind in this short story collection to write about Wall Street offices, the Galapagos Islands, a sinister architect, apathy, capitalism, and humanity's precarious nature. In "Bartleby, the Scrivener," a Manhattan lawyer struggles with a clerk who "prefers not" to do work or leave the office building. In "Benito Cereno," a captain stumbles upon a Spanish slave ship off the coast of Chile, whose captain has been overthrown in a revolt. The short story collection also includes "The Piazza," "The Lightning-Rod Man," "The Encantadas," and the "Bell-Tower." This is an unabridged version of the 1856 edition.
Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Xist Publishing
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781623958787
Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street is a short story by Herman Melville about a strange man with a strange phrase: "I would prefer not to." This American short story is now one of the most famous of American short stories and has been adapted into many variations. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This eBook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes
Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443435093
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 : Good Press
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066315184
"The Encantadas" by Herman Melville. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443435079
When an unnamed narrator opens his door to a lightning-rod salesman, the two become involved in a philosophical discussion about faith and the will of God. The salesman claims that the copper rod will protect its owner from the very lightning that the narrator believes to be an act of God. As they argue, and the narrator laughs off the explanations, the salesman becomes increasingly and violently angry. The allegorical nature of Herman Melville’s tale explores the ideas of good and evil, and faith in God before faith in fear. This story was included as part of Melville’s collection The Piazza Tales. 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 : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:637318778
Author : Herman Melville
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : American literature
ISBN : 0810105500