Herman Melville

Moby Dick

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Produktbeschreibung

Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American novelist, short story writer and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia, and Billy Budd, Sailor. His novels are still considered as one of the chief literary masterpieces of both American and world literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hawk Press
• Seitenzahl: 500
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 699g
• ISBN-13: 9789388841139
• ISBN-10: 9388841131
• Artikelnr.: 63287620

Autorenporträt

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.