Herman Melville

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Bartleby, The Scrivener A STORY OF WALL-STREET

Beschreibung

"Bartleby, the Scrivener" by Herman Melville is a poignant and enigmatic quick story that explores the complexities of human behavior and the dehumanizing effects of current office existence. The narrative is provided through the angle of an unnamed narrator, a Wall Street attorney who employs Bartleby as a scrivener, or copyist. Bartleby, first of all a diligent and efficient employee, surprises the narrator and co-workers through responding to paintings requests with the phrase "I would select no longer to." As Bartleby an increasing number of withdraws from the needs of his activity, his passive resistance demanding situations the traditional expectancies of the place of work. The narrator grapples with how to deal with Bartleby's unconventional conduct, leading to a series of tries to apprehend and accommodate him. The tale unfolds as a meditation on empathy, isolation, and the human circumstance in an industrialized society. Herman Melville, pleasant acknowledged for his novel "Moby-Dick," showcases his narrative mastery in this exploration of the alienation and dehumanization inherent in the place of job. "Bartleby, the Scrivener" stays a traditional of American literature, celebrated for its psychological depth, diffused humor, and incisive critique of societal norms. The character of Bartleby has come to be a long lasting image of resistance and existential contemplation in the face of conformity.

Autor

Herman Melville was an American Renaissance novelist, poet, and short story writer who lived from August 1, 1819, to September 28, 1891. His most well-known pieces are Typee (1846), a romanticized narrative of his experiences in Polynesia; Moby-Dick (1851); and Billy Budd, Sailor, a novella that was released after his death. Although Melville was no longer well-known to the general public at the time of his death, a Melville renaissance began in 1919, the year of his birth. In the end, Moby-Dick was regarded as one of the best American novels. The third child of a wealthy merchant who died in 1832, leaving the family in terrible financial shape, Melville was born in New York City. He sailed as a common sailor in 1839, first as a whaler Acushnet and subsequently as a merchant ship. However, he abandoned ship in the Marquesas Islands. His first work, Typee, and its follow-up, Omoo (1847), were travelogues inspired by his interactions with the island peoples. He was able to marry Elizabeth Shaw, the daughter of Boston lawyer Lemuel Shaw, because to their prosperity. His debut novel not drawn from personal experience, Mardi (1849), was not well received.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double9 Books
• Seitenzahl: 36
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 3mm
• Gewicht: 60g
• ISBN-13: 9789360467289
• ISBN-10: 9360467286
• Artikelnr.: 69898400