Bücher von Herman Melville

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The Piazza Tales is a collection of six short stories by American writer Herman Melville, published by Dix and Edwards in the United States in May 1856 and in Britain in June. Except for the newly written title story, "The Piazza," all of the stories had appeared in Putnam's Monthly between 1853 and 1855. The collection includes what have long been regarded as three of Melville's most important achievements in the genre of short fiction, "Bartleby, the Scrivener", "Benito Cereno", and "The Encantadas", his sketches of the Galápagos Islands. (Billy Budd, arguably his greatest piece of short fiction, would remain unpublished in his lifetime.)

The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade, first published in New York on April Fool's Day 1857, is the ninth book and final novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book was published on the exact day of the novel's setting. Centered on the title character, The Confidence-Man portrays a group of steamboat passengers. Their interlocking stories are told as they travel the Mississippi River toward New Orleans. The narrative structure is reminiscent of The Canterbury Tales (1392). Scholar Robert Milder notes: "Long mistaken for a flawed novel, the book is now admired as a masterpiece of irony and control, although it continues to resist interpretive consensus."

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for revenge against Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that on the ship's previous voyage bit off Ahab's leg at the knee. A contribution to the literature of the American Renaissance, Moby-Dick was published to mixed reviews, was a commercial failure, and was out of print at the time of the author's death in 1891. Its reputation as a "Great American Novel" was established only in the 20th century, after the 1919 centennial of its author's birth. William Faulkner said he wished he had written the book himself, and D. H. Lawrence called it "one of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world" and "the greatest book of the sea ever written".

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for revenge against Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that on the ship's previous voyage bit off Ahab's leg at the knee. A contribution to the literature of the American Renaissance, Moby-Dick was published to mixed reviews, was a commercial failure, and was out of print at the time of the author's death in 1891. Its reputation as a "Great American Novel" was established only in the 20th century, after the 1919 centennial of its author's birth. William Faulkner said he wished he had written the book himself, and D. H. Lawrence called it "one of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world" and "the greatest book of the sea ever written".

Herman Melville (1819-1891, geboren als Herman Melvill) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Dichter und Essayist.Melvilles »Moby Dick« gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Seefahrer-Romane der Weltliteratur und ist auch nach über 160 Jahren immer noch spannend zu lesen. Er zeigt bildhaft die Unbezwingbarkeit von Natur und Schicksal. Melville ließ seine eigenen Erfahrungen als Matrose auf Walfängern in das Werk mit einfließen.Der zunächst in England in drei Bänden unter dem Titel »The Whale« erschienene Roman erzählt aus der Perspektive des Ich-Erzählers »Ismael« den Walfang mit dem Walfangschiff »Pequod« und dessen Kapitäns »Ahab«, der - seit er auf hoher See im Kampf mit dem legendären weißen Wal ein Bein verloren hat - von der Jagd nach »Moby Dick« besessen ist.nexx classics ¿ WELTLITERATUR NEU INSPIRIERT

klassischer Abenteuerroman mit philosophischem Hintergrund. Im weitesten Sinne ein psychologische Auseinandersetzung mit einer Person, die bedingt durch ein traumatisches Erlebnis mit "e;dem"e; Wal in eine selbstzerstorerische Jagd getrieben wird und dabei ohne Rucksicht auf seine Kameraden bis zum bitteren Ende sener Manie folgt.

Nachdem Herman Melville 1841 auf einem Walfänger angeheuert hatte, flüchtete er im Jahr darauf während eines Aufenthalts auf den Marquesas Inseln aus seiner Koje. Einige Wochen unter Kannibalen, eine Meuterei und verschiedene Beschäftigungen später trat er 1843 in die amerikanische Marine ein. Von Heimweh ergriffen heuerte er als einfacher Matrose auf Hawai'i auf der Fregatte 'United States' an. Ein Jahr, bis zur Rückkehr nach Boston 1844, verbrachte der Autor des 'Moby Dick' als 'White-Jacket' und einer unter Fünfhundert auf der 'Neversink' in der Welt der Matrosen und Seesoldaten unter der Knute von Kapitän Claret und dem Reglement der Articles of War. Das Buch, das noch vor 'Moby Dick' erschien, ist nicht zuletzt ein starkes Plädoyer für die Abschaffung der Willkürherrschaft der Offiziere über ihre Mannschaften.

Do you want to read Moby Dick? If so then keep reading...Moby-Dick, one of the Great American Novels and a treasure of world literature, follows the adventures of wandering sailor Ishmael, and Captain Ahab who seeks out Moby Dick, a ferocious, enigmatic white sperm whale. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg, which now drives Ahab to take revenge.What are you waiting for Moby Dick is one click away, select the "Buy Now" button in the top right corner NOW!