Piazza Tales, Zväzok 9Hendricks House, 1948 - 256 strán (strany) Included are two sea tales that encompass the essence of Melville's art: "Benito Cereno", an exhilarating account of mutiny and rescue aboard a disabled slave ship, which is a parable of man's struggle against the forces of evil, and "The Encantadas", ten allegorical sketches of the Galapagos Islands, which reveal nature to be both enchanting and horrifying. Two pieces explore themes of isolation and defeat found in Melville's great novels: "Bartelby, the Scrivener", a prophetically modern story of alienation and loss on nineteenth-century Wall Street, and "The Bell Tower", a Faustian tale about a Renaissance architect who brings about his own violent destruction. The other two works reveal Melville's mastery of very different writing styles: "The Lightning-Rod Man", a satire showcasing his talent for Dickensian comedy, and "The Piazza", the title story of the collection, which anticipates the author's later absorption with poetry. |
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... calm , making such short work of it as to sweep away , as by billows , whole families of the Africans , and a yet larger number , proportionably , of the Spaniards , including , by a luckless fatality , every re- maining officer on ...
... calm , making such short work of it as to sweep away , as by billows , whole families of the Africans , and a yet larger number , proportionably , of the Spaniards , including , by a luckless fatality , every re- maining officer on ...
Strana 109
... calm had now affected the atmos- phere . Don Benito sighed heavily , as if for breath . " Why not adjourn to the cuddy , " said Captain Delano ; " there is more air there . " But the host sat silent and motionless . Meantime his servant ...
... calm had now affected the atmos- phere . Don Benito sighed heavily , as if for breath . " Why not adjourn to the cuddy , " said Captain Delano ; " there is more air there . " But the host sat silent and motionless . Meantime his servant ...
Strana 130
... calm , all on board suffering much from the heat , and want of water , and five having died in fits , and mad , the ... calms before mentioned , they at last arrived at the island of Santa Maria , on the seventeenth of the month of ...
... calm , all on board suffering much from the heat , and want of water , and five having died in fits , and mad , the ... calms before mentioned , they at last arrived at the island of Santa Maria , on the seventeenth of the month of ...
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