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Herman Melville The Dover Reader
Despite the early success of his tales of adventure in the South Seas, Herman Melville (1819–1891) suffered a reversal of fortunes with the 1851 publication of Moby-Dick. The great epic, now recognized as a masterpiece, was scorned by an uncomprehending nineteenth-century audience. Melville's preoccupation with metaphysical and philosophical issues and his use of symbols and archetypes foreshadowed elements of latter-day literature, and modern readers rejoice in his groundbreaking explorations of timeless questions.
Along with excerpts from Moby-Dick, this anthology presents the complete text of Melville's classic of travel and adventure literature, Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life. Additional features include the short stories "Bartleby the Scrivener," "The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids," and "The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles."
Along with excerpts from Moby-Dick, this anthology presents the complete text of Melville's classic of travel and adventure literature, Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life. Additional features include the short stories "Bartleby the Scrivener," "The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids," and "The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles."
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fiction; collected works; moby dick; nineteenth-century literature; literary; sea stories; classics short stories; enchanted isles; metaphysical and philosophical issues; nautical theme; symbols and archetypes; adventure; action & adventure; heroic stories; man verses nature; man vs beast; polynesian paradise; conflict; hardship; power struggle; maritime; sails; action and adventure; page turner; engaging; heart racing; remote places; destiny; good and evil; life and death; human condition, Moby Dick; Encantadas; Bartelby$6.00
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Despite the early success of his tales of adventure in the South Seas, Herman Melville (1819–1891) suffered a reversal of fortunes with the 1851 publication of Moby-Dick. The great epic, now recognized as a masterpiece, was scorned by an uncomprehending nineteenth-century audience. Melville's preoccupation with metaphysical and philosophical issues and his use of symbols and archetypes foreshadowed elements of latter-day literature, and modern readers rejoice in his groundbreaking explorations of timeless questions.
Along with excerpts from Moby-Dick, this anthology presents the complete text of Melville's classic of travel and adventure literature, Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life. Additional features include the short stories "Bartleby the Scrivener," "The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids," and "The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles."
Along with excerpts from Moby-Dick, this anthology presents the complete text of Melville's classic of travel and adventure literature, Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life. Additional features include the short stories "Bartleby the Scrivener," "The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids," and "The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles."
Dover Original.
fiction; collected works; moby dick; nineteenth-century literature; literary; sea stories; classics short stories; enchanted isles; metaphysical and philosophical issues; nautical theme; symbols and archetypes; adventure; action & adventure; heroic stories; man verses nature; man vs beast; polynesian paradise; conflict; hardship; power struggle; maritime; sails; action and adventure; page turner; engaging; heart racing; remote places; destiny; good and evil; life and death; human condition, Moby Dick; Encantadas; Bartelby
