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Billy Budd, Sailor (Phoenix Books)
Full title: | Billy Budd, Sailor (Phoenix Books) |
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ISBN: | 9780226321325 |
ISBN 10: | 0226321320 |
Authors: | Melville, Herman |
Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
Edition: | Annotated |
Num. pages: | 230 |
Binding: | Paperback |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2001 |
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Synopsis
Hayford and Sealts's text was the first accurate version of Melville's final novel. Based on a close analysis of the manuscript, thoroughly annotated, and packaged with a history of the text and perspectives for its criticism, this edition will remain the definitive version of a profoundly suggestive story.
"The texts are impeccably accurate. . . . The collection is accompanied by an unobtrusive but expert annotation. . . . Probably Melville's finest short work, the incomplete 'Billy Budd,' [is] a striking reworking of the crucifixion set in the English maritime service of the Revolutionary period."—John Sutherland, The Los Angeles Times