White-Jacket: Or, the World in a Man-Of-War - Rilegato

Melville, Herman

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ISBN 10: 0810102579 ISBN 13: 9780810102576

Casa editrice: Northwestern Univ Pr, 1970

Riassunto

The famous novelist recounts his experiences aboard an American frigate and reveals the skills and abuse of naval authority

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Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick. His first three books gained much contemporary attention (the first, Typee, becoming a bestseller), and after a fast-blooming literary success in the late 1840s, his popularity declined precipitously in the mid-1850s and never recovered during his lifetime. When he died in 1891, he was almost completely forgotten. It was not until the "Melville Revival" in the early 20th century that his work won recognition, especially Moby-Dick, which was hailed as one of the literary masterpieces of both American and world literature. He was the first writer to have his works collected and published by the Library of America.

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• Editore: Northwestern Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1970
• ISBN 10: 0810102579
• ISBN 13: 9780810102576
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 499