Herman Melville

White-Jacket (eBook, ePUB)

Or, The World in a Man-of-War

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The novel „The White Jacket” by American writer Herman Melville is dedicated to swimming on the US military frigate. The novel, which is a chronicle only in part, describes in detail the life and life of naval sailors, their colorful figures, as well as the features of ships and naval service in that era. A number of philosophical, romantic and socio-political thoughts are presented.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ktoczyta.pl
• Seitenzahl: 468
• Altersempfehlung: ab 6 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788382171181
• Artikelnr.: 59075445

Autorenporträt

Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 - September 28, 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.