Melville - 電子書籍 15

Antes de se tornar escritor, Herman Melville, o futuro autor de Moby Dick, trabalhou como marujo em diversos navios, e adquiriu a experiência no mar na qual basearia boa parte de seus livros. Em Jaq……続きを見る

Herman Melville's 'Typee & The Sequel, Omoo' is a captivating narrative that intertwines exotic adventures with social commentary. Through vivid description and engaging storytelling, Melville paint……続きを見る

"Bartleby, the Scrivener" – An elderly Manhattan lawyer with a comfortable business in legal documents has two scriveners employed, but an increase in business leads him to advertise for a third. He……続きを見る

In 'The Devil's Heirloom,' Anthony Melville Rud crafts a haunting narrative interweaving elements of gothic horror and psychological thriller. The novel unfolds in a decaying estate, where a cursed ……続きを見る

Na cidade de New Bedford, em Massachusetts, o marinheiro Ismael conhece o arpoador Queequeg e, juntos, partem para a ilha de Nantucket em busca de trabalho no mercado de caça às baleias. Lá, eles em……続きを見る

Una historia de Wall Street. Ese es el importante subtítulo de esta pequeña pero gran obra de Herman Melville. Leerla es un desborde de emociones contrapuestas que te dejará pensando o todo y nada a……続きを見る

Il vero protagonista di Moby Dick è il mare: omerico e biblico insieme, diventa il regno dei mostri, del terrore, delle immense profondità che sfuggono alla comprensione umana; la balena bianca cont……続きを見る

«Il protagonista di questo libro è il predecessore di Donald Trump.» Philip Roth Pubblicato nello stesso giorno in cui si svolge la vicenda – il 1° aprile 1857 – L’uomo di fiducia racconta un viaggi……続きを見る

Il capolavoro di Melville, Moby Dick, è una grandiosa epopea in cui il mare, omerico e biblico insieme, diviene il regno degli abissi, del terrore, delle immense profondità che sfuggono all’intellig……続きを見る

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Few stories are more central to understanding our history of racially biased incarceration and violent social activism than the life of Sam Melville Sam Melville was both reviled and admired as one ……続きを見る

Questa nuova edizione riporta esclusivamente - una volta soppressi gli ingombranti apparati iniziali (ma non le indispensabili 132 note) - tutti i 135 capitoli (più l’Epilogo) del celeberrimo romanz……続きを見る

I and My Chimney by Herman Melville libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles! 続きを見る

Ismael sente il bisogno di movimentare la sua vita. Lasciata Manhattan e raggiunto il porto di Nantucket, Massachusetts, decide di imbarcarsi sul Pequod, una baleniera. Li farà la conoscenza dell'eq……続きを見る

Billy Budd, is a novella by American writer Herman Melville left unfinished at Melville's death in 1891. Acclaimed by critics as a masterpiece when a hastily transcribed version was finally publishe……続きを見る

Repensar la antropología mexicana del siglo XXI. Viejos problemas, nuevos desafíos, reúne trece textos que abordan aspectos fundamentales de la antropología mexicana en el siglo XXI. Los textos se o……続きを見る

The Confidence-Man (1857) is a novel by American writer Herman Melville. After the failure of his novels Moby-Dick (1851) and Pierre: or, The Ambiguities (1852), Melville struggled to find a publish……続きを見る

In "The Encantadas," Herman Melville invites readers to explore the enigmatic Gal√°pagos Islands through a collection of sketches that blend travelogue, philosophical reflection, and vivid prose. Se……続きを見る

The narrator, an elderly Manhattan lawyer with a very comfortable business helping wealthy men deal with mortgages, deeds, and bonds. One day, Bartleby, a relatively new employee is asked to help pr……続きを見る

Bartleby is a newly-hired scrivener who initially produces great work but slowly reduces his output, declining assignments and responding with: "I would prefer not to." Despite his poor performance,……続きを見る

Now presented with a son's thirty years of research to provide new context. In June 1970, Sam Melville pleaded guilty to a series of politically motivated bombings in New York City and was sentenced……続きを見る

Regarded as one of the greatest novellas ever written, Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener" follows a nondescript law clerk, Bartleby, who takes a stand against the tyranny of modern life and makes ……続きを見る

Pierre: or, The Ambiguities (1852) is a novel by American writer Herman Melville. Published the year after Moby-Dickーa critical and commercial failureーPierre: or, The Ambiguities is a psychologica……続きを見る

Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War (1866) is the first book of poetry published by the American author Herman Melville. The volume is dedicated "To the Memory of the Three Hundred Thousand Who in ……続きを見る

This novel was the last to be published during Melville's lifetime, and it reveals the author's pessimistic view of an America grown tawdry through greed, self-delusion, and lack of charity. 続きを見る

His First Voyage is the fourth book by the American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1849. The book is semi-autobiographical and recounts the adventures of a refined youth among ……続きを見る

Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life is the first book by American writer Herman Melville, published in early part of 1846, when Melville was 26 years old. Considered a classic in travel and adventure l……続きを見る

John Marr and Other Sailors is a volume of poetry published by Herman Melville in 1888. Melville published twenty-five copies at his own expense, indicating that they were intended for family and fr……続きを見る

The novel, which uses many conventions of Gothic fiction, develops the psychological, sexual, and family tensions between Pierre Glendinning; his widowed mother; Glendinning Stanley, his cousin; Luc……続きを見る

"Llamadme Ismael. Hace algunos años, no importa exactamente cuántos, con poco dinero en el bolsillo y nada que me interesara en tierra, pensé en hacerme a la mar y ver la parte acuática del mundo. E……続きを見る