Outwardly a compelling tale of events aboard a British man-of-war during the time of the Napoleonic Wars, 'Billy Budd, sailor' is a natural recasting of the Fall, a parable of good and evil, a meditation on justice and political governance, and a...
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Bibliotheks-und Informationssystem der Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (BIS)
Signatur:
ang 869.1 DL 2221,2009
Fernleihe:
uneingeschränkte Fernleihe, Kopie und Ausleihe
Outwardly a compelling tale of events aboard a British man-of-war during the time of the Napoleonic Wars, 'Billy Budd, sailor' is a natural recasting of the Fall, a parable of good and evil, a meditation on justice and political governance, and a searching portrait of three extraordinary men. Also featured in this edition are eight shorter tales by Melville, reprinted from the most authoritative recent editions and supplemented by a penetrating introduction and full notes
Bartleby, the scrivener -- Cock-a-doodle-doo! -- The fiddler -- The paradise of bachelors and the tartarus of maids -- The lightning-rod man -- The Encantadas, or, Enchanted Isles -- Benito Cereno -- I and my chimney -- Billy Budd, sailor (an inside narrative).
