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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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Billy Budd. sailor, Herman Melville
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- Released
- 1995
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- Title
- Billy Budd. sailor
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Herman Melville
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 1995
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 96
- ISBN10
- 014062175X
- ISBN13
- 9780140621754
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Classics, Short Stories, School, American Literature, 19th century, Narration, Seafaring
- Rating
- 3.15 out of 5
- Description
- 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.