{"product_id":"herman-melville-9781405131575","title":"Herman Melville","description":"This unique introduction explores Herman Melville as he described himself in Billy Budd-\"a writer whom few know.\" Moving beyond the recurring depiction of Melville as the famous author of \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, this book traces his development as a writer while providing the basic tools for successful critical reading of his novels. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eOffers a brief introduction to Melville, covering all his major works\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShowcases Melville's writing process through his correspondence with Nathaniel Hawthorne\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a clear sense of Melville's major themes and preoccupations\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on \u003ci\u003eTypee\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBilly Budd\u003c\/i\u003e in individual chapters\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a biography, summary of key works, interpretation, commentary, and an extensive bibliography.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wyn Kelley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.46h x 6.45w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405131575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2008 pg. 345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWyn Kelley\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in the Literature Faculty at MIT. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMelville's City: Literary and Urban Form in Nineteenth-Century New York\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and editor of \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Herman Melville\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2006) and an edition of \u003ci\u003eBenito Cereno\u003c\/i\u003e 2006, and has also written a number of essays on Melville. She is Associate Editor of the Melville Society journal \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45345333117043,"sku":"9781405131575","price":159.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f5cc40dd-01fb-4d37-a864-7c70304a6ebf.jpg?v=1786449948","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/herman-melville-9781405131575","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}