Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative Reading Text and

Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative Reading Text and Genetic Text)

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."â€”John Sutherland, The Los Angeles Times
Country USA
Brand University of Chicago Press
Manufacturer University of Chicago Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 14 halftones
ReleaseDate 2001-09-01
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780226321325

Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative Reading Text and Genetic Text)