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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... four copies in the hands of my four clerks , while I should read from the original . Accord- ingly , Turkey , Nippers , and Ginger Nut had taken their seats in a row , each with his document in his hand , when I called to Bartleby to ...
... four copies in the hands of my four clerks , while I should read from the original . Accord- ingly , Turkey , Nippers , and Ginger Nut had taken their seats in a row , each with his document in his hand , when I called to Bartleby to ...
Strana 184
... four struggling arms undistinguishable among them ; and then all subsided into smooth - flowing creamy waters , slowly drifting the splintered wreck ; while first and last , no sound of any sort was heard . Death in a silent picture ; a ...
... four struggling arms undistinguishable among them ; and then all subsided into smooth - flowing creamy waters , slowly drifting the splintered wreck ; while first and last , no sound of any sort was heard . Death in a silent picture ; a ...
Strana 199
... four of them - to breaking the caked soil ; transporting upon their backs loads of loamy earth , scooped up in moist clefts among the mountains ; keeps them on the roughest fare ; presents his piece at the slightest hint of insurrection ...
... four of them - to breaking the caked soil ; transporting upon their backs loads of loamy earth , scooped up in moist clefts among the mountains ; keeps them on the roughest fare ; presents his piece at the slightest hint of insurrection ...
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American appeared arms Atufal Bannadonna Bartleby Bartleby the Scrivener beach belfry bell Benito Cereno boat cabin called calm Cape Horn Captain Amasa Delano command creature crew deck deponent Don Alexandro Don Benito Encantadas Enchanted Isles eyes face Faerie Queene followed glance hand hatchets head heart Herman Melville hour Hunilla island land less light Lightning-Rod looked master mate Melville Melville's mind morning mountains negro Babo never nigh night Nippers oakum-pickers Oberlus once passed Peru Piazza Piazza Tales Pittsfield poop prefer present Putnam's Monthly Magazine returned rock Rodondo round sail sailors San Dominick scrivener seemed Señor servant ship ship's side sight Simplon Pass slaves sort Spaniard Spanish standing stanza stood story strange stranger things thought Captain Delano tortoises touching tower Turkey turned vessel voyage wind word