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Collected in this volume are "Bartleby, the Scrivener", "Benito Cereno" and "Billy Budd" - presented in the best texts available, those published during Herman Melville's lifetime and corrected by the author. Each text has been carefully edited and annotated for student readers. As his writing reflects, Melville was extraordinarily well read. The "Contexts" collects important sources for each novel, including writings by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Amasa Delano and Nathaniel Hawthorne. "Criticism" includes 28 essays about the novels which aim to promote classroom discussions. Contributers include: Leo Marx, Elizabeth Hardwick, Frederick Busch, Robert Lowell, Hershel Parker, Carolyn L. Karcher, Thomas Mann and Hannah Arendt. A selected bibliography is included.
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Collected in this volume are "Bartleby, the Scrivener", "Benito Cereno" and "Billy Budd" - presented in the best texts available, those published during Herman Melville's lifetime and corrected by the author. Each text has been carefully edited and annotated for student readers. As his writing reflects, Melville was extraordinarily well read. The "Contexts" collects important sources for each novel, including writings by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Amasa Delano and Nathaniel Hawthorne. "Criticism" includes 28 essays about the novels which aim to promote classroom discussions. Contributers include: Leo Marx, Elizabeth Hardwick, Frederick Busch, Robert Lowell, Hershel Parker, Carolyn L. Karcher, Thomas Mann and Hannah Arendt. A selected bibliography is included.
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great edition here, footnoted text and relevant criticism
13. Februar 2002
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This book includes both the text of Melville's short works (Bartleby, Benito Cereno, and Billy Budd)-approx 175 pages, and approx 225 pages of contexts (which are just what they sound like, historical background regarding each work, something I find invaluable when reading books written long before I was born) and literary criticism (generally interesting and almost always opened my eyes to new layers of meaning in Melville's writing.)
Invaluable for any reader of 19th century american fiction, college undergrad or grad student.
Invaluable for any reader of 19th century american fiction, college undergrad or grad student.
If you're not a student (I'm not) the background on Melville and his work is incredibly interesting and you will definitely come away with a new understanding of the man, his mind, his writing, and his relevance to all American Fiction. Oh yeah: and it's easy to read, to boot.
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Three masterpieces in one
24. April 2006
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In each of these works Melville creates and probes deeply into a complex world of difficult and mysterious human relationships. This is even true in 'Bartleby' the story of the great solitary scrivener who at one point 'prefers not to' do the work he is hired for. The story of Bartleby is the great American parallel to Dostoevsky's 'Notes from the Underground' It is the man who revolts against the urban mass pressing against him to make his own statement of radical individualism and freedom.
'Billy Budd' is a different kind of martyr hero whose innocence and nobility arouse the envy and lust of the cruel Claggart, and whom even the noble Captain Vere is unable to save. 'Benito Cereno' is like Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' a trip into the lower regions of the horror- filled nature of the human soul.
In each of these great tales Humanity is tested and driven to extremes of knowing uncomfortable truths about itself, in language of great literary power and beauty.
'Billy Budd' is a different kind of martyr hero whose innocence and nobility arouse the envy and lust of the cruel Claggart, and whom even the noble Captain Vere is unable to save. 'Benito Cereno' is like Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' a trip into the lower regions of the horror- filled nature of the human soul.
In each of these great tales Humanity is tested and driven to extremes of knowing uncomfortable truths about itself, in language of great literary power and beauty.
disappointing
12. Mai 2012
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The Melville text is fine. The notes are somewhat condescending. The major problem is with the selection of secondary and supportive literature. I bought this, expecting to read essays on Melville by Thomas Mann, Hannah Arendt, Robert Lowell, Camus, et al. What I found was one page selections from these authors (in the case of Mann, just a few sentences saying he wished he had written as well as Melville - how is that informative or valuable in any way?). Sorry to have to say it, but the editor, Cornell professor or not, is an idiot, apparently. Will try to return this and get the Library of America edition which at least gives you more Melville for your buck.
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