The Piazza Tales - Herman Melville - Books - Universitas Press - 9781988963341 - September 16, 2021
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The Piazza Tales

Herman Melville

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The Piazza Tales

The Piazza Tales is more approachable and just as compelling as any of Melville's longer works. In its six short stories, we find, among other fascinating characters, an office worker who refuses to work, a shipload of rebellious slaves, at least one charlatan, several unhinged sailors, some outright madmen, a marooned woman, and a secretive, self-destructive inventor. In addition, as pretentious as it might sound, there are life lessons to be learned, and solace to be had, in the two undoubted masterpieces of the book: "Bartleby, the Scrivener" and "Benito Cereno." The first will be relevant as long as paperwork endures, while the second is a commentary on race relations that is as vital today as it was when it was written in the mid-1850s.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released September 16, 2021
ISBN13 9781988963341
Publishers Universitas Press
Pages 242
Dimensions 140 × 216 × 13 mm   ·   285 g
Language English  
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