{"product_id":"herman-melville-isbn-9781405131575","title":"Herman Melville","description":"This unique introduction explores Herman Melville as he described himself in Billy Budd-\"a writer whom few know.\" Moving beyond the recurring depiction of Melville as the famous author of \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, this book traces his development as a writer while providing the basic tools for successful critical reading of his novels. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a brief introduction to Melville, covering all his major works\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShowcases Melville's writing process through his correspondence with Nathaniel Hawthorne\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a clear sense of Melville's major themes and preoccupations\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on \u003ci\u003eTypee\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBilly Budd\u003c\/i\u003e in individual chapters\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a biography, summary of key works, interpretation, commentary, and an extensive bibliography.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Texts and Abbreviations. \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Melville’s Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. ‘Agatha’ and the Invention of Narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Melville’s Early Yarns.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. ‘Making Literary Use of the Story’: \u003ci\u003eTypee\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOmoo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. ‘A Regular Story Founded on Striking Incidents’: \u003ci\u003eMardi, Redburn\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhite-Jacket\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Writing New Gospel in \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePierre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. ‘So Much of Pathos \u0026amp; So Much of Depth’: \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. ‘All Tender Obligations’: \u003ci\u003ePierre.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Turning a New Leaf: Short Fiction, \u003ci\u003eIsrael Potter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence-Man\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. ‘A Leaf from Professional Experience’: Short Fiction of the 1850s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. ‘Peculiarly Latitudinarian Notions’: \u003ci\u003eIsrael Potter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence-Man\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Melville’s Later Career.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. ‘Fulness \u0026amp; Veins \u0026amp; Beauty’: \u003ci\u003eBattle-Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClarel\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. ‘Different Considerations’: Late Poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. ‘Instinct with Significance’: \u003ci\u003eBilly Budd.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword: ‘Restoring To You Your Own Property’: Owning Melville.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: The ‘Agatha’ Correspondence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  “In \u003ci\u003eHerman Melville: An Introduction,\u003c\/i\u003e Wyn Kelley offers new and sharp insights as well as the basics of Melville studies in a thoroughly engaging voice for all readers, undergraduate and above.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Bryant, Hofstra University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eWyn Kelley\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in the Literature Faculty at MIT. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMelville's City: Literary and Urban Form in Nineteenth-Century New York\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and editor of \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Herman Melville\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2006) and an edition of \u003ci\u003eBenito Cereno\u003c\/i\u003e 2006, and has also written a number of essays on Melville. She is Associate Editor of the Melville Society journal \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003cp\u003eThis unique introduction explores Herman Melville as he described himself in \u003ci\u003eBilly Budd\u003c\/i\u003e – “a writer whom few know.” Moving beyond the recurring depiction of Melville as the famous author of \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, this book traces his development as a writer while providing the basic tools for successful critical reading of his novels. Using the extraordinary “Agatha” correspondence with Nathaniel Hawthorne as a key to Melville's writing practices, beliefs, and inclinations, the volume introduces Melville as a writer who constantly reflected on his craft and experimented with new forms and genres.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArranged chronologically, the volume focuses on \u003ci\u003eTypee, Moby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBilly Budd\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as other novels, short fiction, and poems, to explore Melville's distinctive narrative style. A biography, summaries of key works, interpretation, commentary, and an extensive bibliography are all included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989358493925,"sku":"NP9781405131575","price":119.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405131575.jpg?v=1761783802","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/herman-melville-isbn-9781405131575","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}