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Included Are Two Sea Tales That Encompass The Essence Of Melville's Art: Benito Cereno, An Exhilarating Account Of Mutiny And Rescue Aboard A Disabled Slave Ship, Which Is A Parable Of Man's Struggle Against The Forces Of Evil, And The Encantadas, Ten Allegorical Sketches Of The Galapagos Islands, Which Reveal Nature To Be Both Enchanting And Horrifying. Two Pieces Explore Themes Of Isolation And Defeat Found In Melville's Great Novels: Bartelby, The Scrivener, A Prophetically Modern Story Of Alienation And Loss On Nineteenth-century Wall Street, And The Bell Tower, A Faustian Tale About A Renaissance Architect Who Brings About His Own Violent Destruction. The Other Two Works Reveal Melville's Mastery Of Very Different Writing Styles: The Lightning-rod Man, A Satire Showcasing His Talent For Dickensian Comedy, And The Piazza, The Title Story Of The Collection, Which Anticipates The Author's Later Absorption With Poetry. The Piazza Tales -- Uncollected Pieces -- Reconstructed Lectures -- Attributed Pieces -- Editorial Appendix. Herman Melville ; [edited By Harrison Hayford, Alma A. Macdougall, G. Thomas Tanselle And Others ; Historical Note By Merton M. Sealts, Jr.]. Includes Biblio

Author

Melville, Herman; Hayford, Harrison; MacDougall, Alma A.; Parker, Hershel

Publisher

Northwestern University Press and The Newberry Library

Published

1987

Language

EN

ISBN

9780810109070

Subjects

Short Stories, Children'S, Fiction

Rating

4.55 / 5 (11 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14