A Study Guide for Herman Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener

A Study Guide for Herman Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2015-09-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1410337014

A Study Guide for Herman Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.

Bartleby The Scrivener A Story Of Wall-Street

Bartleby The Scrivener A Story Of Wall-Street
Author: Herman Melville
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2024-05-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Explore the enigmatic world of Wall Street with "Bartleby The Scrivener: A Story Of Wall-Street" by Herman Melville. Delve into the intricacies of corporate life and human nature as you follow the mysterious tale of Bartleby, a scrivener whose quiet defiance challenges the norms of society. But amidst the hustle and bustle of Wall Street, what truths will Bartleby's silence reveal? In this thought-provoking story, Herman Melville paints a vivid portrait of conformity, alienation, and the search for meaning in a capitalist world. Through Bartleby's enigmatic character, readers are forced to confront uncomfortable questions about identity, autonomy, and the nature of work. Are you ready to peer into the heart of darkness that lies beneath the veneer of corporate America? Will you dare to grapple with the existential dilemmas that Bartleby's story poses? Experience the timeless relevance of "Bartleby The Scrivener." Purchase your copy today and embark on a journey of self-discovery and introspection.

I Would Prefer Not To

I Would Prefer Not To
Author: Herman Melville
Publisher: Pushkin Collection
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2021-10-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1782277463

A new selection of Melville's darkest and most enthralling stories in a beautiful Pushkin Collection edition Includes "Bartleby, the Scrivener", "Benito Cereno" and "The Lightning-Rod Man" A lawyer hires a new copyist, only to be met with stubborn, confounding resistance. A nameless guide discovers hidden worlds of luxury and bleak exploitation. After boarding a beleaguered Spanish slave ship, an American trader's cheerful outlook is repeatedly shadowed by paralyzing unease. In these stories of the surreal mundanity of office life and obscure tensions at sea, Melville's darkly modern sensibility plunges us into a world of irony and mystery, where nothing is as it first appears.

The Condensed Moby Dick (Herman Melville's Classic Abridged)

The Condensed Moby Dick (Herman Melville's Classic Abridged)
Author: Herman Melville
Publisher: BookCaps Study Guides
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2011
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1610427793

This book is annotated. Moby Dick is one of the greatest American novels ever wrote. If you've always wanted to read the classic, but just don't have the time, this abridged version can help. At just 20,000 words long, this version of the classic novel will let you read Melville's classic in just hours, and provide you with an excellent overview of the entire novel. The story tells the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael, and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab seeks one specific whale: Moby Dick, a ferocious, enigmatic white sperm whale. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg. Ahab intends to take revenge.

The Maldive Shark

The Maldive Shark
Author: Herman Melville
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2015-02-26
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0141397187

'No voice, no low, no howl is heard; the chief sound of life here is a hiss.' Stories and poems by Herman Melville drawn from his years at sea Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Herman Melville (1819-1891). Melville's works available in Penguin Classics are Moby-Dick, Pierre, The Confidence-Man, Omoo, Redburn, Israel Potter and Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories.

Mardi

Mardi
Author: Herman Melville
Publisher:
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1849
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

Billy Budd

Billy Budd
Author: Herman Melville
Publisher:
Total Pages: 399
Release: 1963
Genre:
ISBN:

A Study Guide for Herman Melville's "Typee"

A Study Guide for Herman Melville's
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2016-06-29
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1410361454

A Study Guide for Herman Melville's "Typee," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.

Passive Constitutions or 7 1/2 Times Bartleby

Passive Constitutions or 7 1/2 Times Bartleby
Author: Branka Arsi?
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2007
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780804753937

Through analysis of Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener," this book analyzes major questions in Melville's literature as well as philosophical, theological, political, juridical, psychiatric, and literary discourses of his age and the America in which he lived.