Moby-Dick
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 novel written by American author Herman Melville. The story is told by Ishmael, a sailor aboard a whaling ship captained by Ahab who embarks on an obsessive quest for revenge against a giant sperm whale that bit off his leg on a previous voyage. Originally receiving mixed reviews, Moby Dick was a failure when first published and was no longer in print when Melvillie died in 1891. Today, however, it is considered a Great American Novel known the world over. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is highly recommended for all lovers of literature and deserves a place on every bookshelf. Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an A…
Mehr
CHF 33.90
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V103:
Folgt in ca. 5 Arbeitstagen
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4097-6485-4
- EAN: 9781409764854
- Produktnummer: 3964390
- Verlag: Read & Co. Classics
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 546 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D3.1 cm 720 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 720
Über den Autor
Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 - September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. His best known works include Typee (1846), a romantic account of his experiences in Polynesian life, and his whaling novel Moby-Dick (1851).His writing draws on his experience at sea as a common sailor, exploration of literature and philosophy, and engagement in the contradictions of American society in a period of rapid change. He developed a complex, baroque style; the vocabulary is rich and original, a strong sense of rhythm infuses the elaborate sentences, the imagery is often mystical or ironic, and the abundance of allusion extends to biblical scripture, myth, philosophy, literature, and the visual arts.Melville was born in New York City, the third child of a merchant in French dry goods and his wife. His formal education ended abruptly after his father died in 1832, as this left the family in financial straits. He briefly became a schoolteacher before he took to sea in 1839 as a sailor on a merchant ship. In 1840, he signed aboard the whaler Acushnet for his first whaling voyage but jumped ship in the Marquesas Islands. He returned to Boston in 1844 after further adventures. In August 1850, Melville moved his growing family to Arrowhead, a farm in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where he established a profound but short-lived friendship with Nathaniel Hawthorne, to whom he dedicated Moby-Dick.
100 weitere Werke von Herman Melville:
Bewertungen
Anmelden