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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... mean ? Sir , the sun gilds not this roof . It leaked so , brother newly shingled all one side . Did you not see it ? The north side , where the sun strikes most on what the rain has wetted . The sun is a good sun ; but this roof , it ...
... mean ? Sir , the sun gilds not this roof . It leaked so , brother newly shingled all one side . Did you not see it ? The north side , where the sun strikes most on what the rain has wetted . The sun is a good sun ; but this roof , it ...
Strana 46
... means of support : there I have him . Wrong again : for indubitably he does support himself , and that is the only unanswerable proof that any man can show of his possessing the means so to do . No more , then . Since he will not quit ...
... means of support : there I have him . Wrong again : for indubitably he does support himself , and that is the only unanswerable proof that any man can show of his possessing the means so to do . No more , then . Since he will not quit ...
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... means it , pray ? " " It means that that negro alone , of all the band , has given me peculiar cause of offense . I have put him in chains ; I 99 Here he paused ; his hand to his head , as if there were a swimming there , or a sudden ...
... means it , pray ? " " It means that that negro alone , of all the band , has given me peculiar cause of offense . I have put him in chains ; I 99 Here he paused ; his hand to his head , as if there were a swimming there , or a sudden ...
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