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Billy Budd...and Other Tales

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4 out of 5
Based on 48 Ratings and 5 Reviews

Book Description
In Billy Budd, The Bell-Tower, and Bartleby the Scrivener, Herman Melville explores in miniature the themes of isolation and defeat found in his great novels. Among his best works, they respectively deal with the irony of tragedy, arrogance, and failing communication.

The title, Herman Melville's Billy Budd, Benito Careno, Bartleby the Scrivener, and Other Tales, part of Chelsea House Publis... More

Book Information
PublisherChelsea House Publishers
BindingHardcover
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages165
ISBN-101555460097
ISBN-13978-1555460099
Publication Date05/1988
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About Harold Bloom (Editor) : Harold Bloom (b. July 11, 1930) is an American professor and prominent literary and cultural critic. Bloom defended 19th-century Romantic poets at a time when their reputations stood at a low ebb, has... more
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About Herman Melville (Editor) : Herman Melville was a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Herman Melville include Moby-Dick: New Edition (Everyman's Library (Paper)), Moby Dick, Typee... more
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