Understanding Melville's Short Fiction: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents

by Claudia Durst Johnson

Herman Melville is best known as the author of Moby-Dick, but most students first become acquainted with his works by reading Bartleby the Scrivener and Billy Budd. This reference locates these two works in their economic, social, and cultural contexts and relates them to contemporary issues. Through insightful literary and historical commentary and a generous selection of primary documents, this companion locates Bartleby...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313331294
• ISBN13: 9780313331299
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12