Herman Melville

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Ungekürzte Lesung. 1006 Min.

Sprecher: Smith, Josh

Beschreibung

This is a tale based on Melville's experiences aboard the USS United States from 1843 to 1844. It comments on the harsh and brutal realities of service in the US Navy at that time, but beyond this the narrator has created for the reader graphic symbols for class distinction, segregation and slavery aboard this microcosm of the world, the USS Neversink.

Autor

HERMAN MELVILLE (1819-1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick. His first three books gained much contemporary attention (the first, Typee, becoming a bestseller), and after a fast-blooming literary success in the late 1840s, his popularity declined precipitously in the mid-1850s and never recovered during his lifetime. When he died in 1891, he was almost completely forgotten. It was not until the "Melville Revival" in the early 20th century that his work won recognition, especially Moby-Dick, which was hailed as one of the literary masterpieces of both American and world literature. He was the first writer to have his works collected and published by the Library of America.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oregan Publishing
• Gesamtlaufzeit: 1006 Min.
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9782291052357
• Artikelnr.: 54925768