The Encantadas And Other Stories - Brossura

Melville, Herman

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ISBN 10: 0486440842 ISBN 13: 9780486440842

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2005

Riassunto

Best known as the creator of Captain Ahab and the great white whale of Moby-Dick, Herman Melville (181991) found critical and popular success with his first novels, which he based on his adventures in the South Seas. His reputation was diminished by his preoccupation with metaphysical themes and allegorical techniques in later works; and by the time of his death, his books were long forgotten. Generations later, Melville's readers recognized his work as keenly satirical and rich in elements that prefigured the emergence of existentialism and Freudian psychology.
Melville's critical fortunes temporarily rebounded in the early to mid-1850s, with the favorable reception of his contributions toHarper's and Putnam'stwo of the era's leading monthly magazines. This collection features fourteen of his works of short fiction from that periodmost prominently, "The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles." This series of descriptive sketches, a reminiscence from Melville's sailor days, reveals the ecologically pristine Galįpagos Islands as both enchanting and horrifying. The other stories showcase the author's mastery of a diverse range of writing styles. "The Lightning-Rod Man" demonstrates his deftness at Dickensian comedy, and "The Piazza" anticipates his subsequent absorption with poetry. "The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids," with its incisive contrast of upper-class frivolity with the desperate lives of factory workers, offers a moving portrait of social inequality. These rediscovered tales by a writer who was ahead of his time provide a captivating blend of artistry and cultural commentary.

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Herman Melville (1819–1891) found early success with stories inspired by his adventures in the South Seas. His fortunes declined with the 1851 publication ofMoby-Dick, now recognized as a masterpiece but scorned by Melville’s contemporaries. The author was obliged to work as a New York City customs inspector and died in obscurity, three decades before the critical reassessment of his work.

Contenuti:

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! or, The Crowing of the Noble Cock Beneventano The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles The Two Temples Poor Man’s Pudding and Rich Man’s Crumbs The Happy Failure: A Story of the River Hudson The Lightning-Rod Man The Fiddler The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids The Bell-Tower Jimmy Rose I and My Chimney The ’Gees The Apple-Tree Table, or Original Spiritual Manifestations The Piazza

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• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0486440842
• ISBN 13: 9780486440842
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 207