A reconstruction of Melville's original text omits the "Pierre as author" subplot that was later assimilated and is accompanied by thirty full-color pictures by Maurice...
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A sailor escapes from his ship while visiting the Marquesas Islands and joins the crew of a savage...
An ambitious and far reaching allegorical voyage which, though not exactly a success, was Melville's first attempt at a book on the scale of Moby-Dick. Here is a passage which is reflective of the style, and outlook, of Mardi:
So, if after...
This facsimile of Melville's historical novel appears in a paperback classroom edition, with a commentary by Hennig Cohen. "Israel Potter" is the story of a neglected hero of the American...
When Billy, a handsome, unpretentious, stuttering young able-seaman, is falsely accused of inciting mutiny, he lashes out, kills his accuser and is condemned to die. Written in allusive and beautiful prose, many-layered, resonant with ideas and...
Молодой Билли Бадд, «Красавец Матрос» поступает на службу на военный корабль, где царит жёсткая дисциплина. Он усерден, исполнителен,...
Рукопись повести «Билли Бадд, фор-марсовый матрос» была обнаружена в 1919 году американским исследователем творчества Мелвилла...
Герман Мелвилл (1819–1891) — классик американской литературы, выдающийся писатель-романтик.
В третий том Собрания сочинений вошли...