Billy Budd & Other Stories
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Book Description
If Melville had never written "Moby Dick," his place in world literature would be assured by his short tales. "Billy Budd, Sailor, " his last work, is the masterpiece in which he delivers the final summation in his "quarrel with God." It is a brilliant study of the tragic clash between social authority and individual freedom, human justice and abstract good. Melville also explores this theme in "B... More
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Publisher | Everyman Publishers |
Binding | Paperback (45 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 295 |
ISBN-10 | 0460872052 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0460872058 |
Publication Date | 05/15/1993 |
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About A. Robert Lee (Editor) : A. Robert Lee is a published editor. Published credits of A. Robert Lee include Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories (Everyman's Library (Paper)) and Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life (Everyman's Libra... more
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