Understanding Melville's Short Fiction: A Student Casebook to Issues, Sources, and Historical Documents (The Greenwood Press Literature in Context Series)

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Herman Melville is best known as the author of Moby-Dick, a novel which reveals his epic powers of observation and analysis, but most students first become acquainted with his works by reading Bartleby the Scrivener and Billy Budd, two enduring works of short fiction that have secured a lasting place in the American literary canon. Like Moby-Dick, these shorter works reflect many of the issues central to 19th-century society and continue to illuminate contemporary social concerns. This reference is a helpful guide to understanding Billy Budd and Bartleby. Through insightful literary and historical commentary and a generous selection of primary documents, this companion locates Bartleby ...

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Herman Melville is best known as the author of Moby-Dick, a novel which reveals his epic powers of observation and analysis, but most students first become acquainted with his works by reading Bartleby the Scrivener and Billy Budd, two enduring works of short fiction that have secured a lasting place in the American literary canon. Like Moby-Dick, these shorter works reflect many of the issues central to 19th-century society and continue to illuminate contemporary social concerns. This reference is a helpful guide to understanding Billy Budd and Bartleby. Through insightful literary and historical commentary and a generous selection of primary documents, this companion locates Bartleby the Scrivener and Billy Budd in their economic, social, and cultural contexts. The first part of the book discusses Bartleby, while the second examines Billy Budd. Each section includes chapters on specific issues, accompanied by a wide range of documents. These include the will of John Jacob Astor, 19th-century newspaper articles, excerpts from the works of Charles Dickens and other writers, and modern historical, psychological, and political works, including the Patriot Act. The volume relates Melville's works to contemporary social concerns, lists works for further reading, and suggests topics for papers and classroom discussions.

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CLAUDIA DURST JOHNSON, former chairperson of English at the University of Alabama, is an independent scholar and freelance writer in Berkeley, California. Her many books include Youth Gangs in Literature (2004), Understanding The Odyssey (2003), and Daily Life in Colonial New England (2002), all available from Greenwood Press.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street

Wall Street and the Pursuit of Wealth

Work Without Hope: The Office Worker

Worker Resistance

Religious Justification of Wall Street Practices

Homeless

Agoraphobia

Billy Bud: Acceptance or Resistance?

The French Revolution

The Clash of the Bellipotent and the Rights of Man: Mutiny at the Spithead and the Nore

Billy Budd: The Somers Affair and the Articles of War

The Mutiny Act and the Patriot Act

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