Understanding Melville's short fiction : a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
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Understanding Melville's short fiction : a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents
（The Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series）
Greenwood Press, 2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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内容説明
Herman Melville is best known as the author of Moby-Dick, but most students first become acquainted with his works by reading Bartleby the Scrivener and Billy Budd. This reference locates these two works in their economic, social, and cultural contexts and relates them to contemporary issues. Through insightful literary and historical commentary and a generous selection of primary documents, this companion locates Bartleby the Scrivener and Billy Budd in their economic, social, and cultural contexts. The first part of the book discusses Bartleby, while the second examines Billy Budd. Each section includes chapters on specific issues, accompanied by a wide range of documents. These include the will of John Jacob Astor, 19th-century newspaper articles, excerpts from the works of Charles Dickens and other writers, and modern historical, psychological, and political works, including the Patriot Act. The volume relates Melville's works to contemporary social concerns, lists works for further reading, and suggests topics for papers and classroom discussions.
目次
Introduction Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street Wall Street and the Pursuit of Wealth Work Without Hope: The Office Worker Worker Resistance Religious Justification of Wall Street Practices Homeless Agoraphobia Billy Bud: Acceptance or Resistance? The French Revolution The Clash of the Bellipotent and the Rights of Man: Mutiny at the Spithead and the Nore Billy Budd: The Somers Affair and the Articles of War The Mutiny Act and the Patriot Act
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