Herman Melville Moby-Dick, Billy Budd, and Other Writings

Herman Melville's brilliant works remain vital and provocative for their dark ebullience and visionary power. The sweep of his writings- encompassing ferocious social satire, agonized reflection, and formal experimentation-is represented in this comprehensive edition. Here are Melville's masterpieces: Moby-Dick in its entirety; Billy Budd; "Bartleby, The Scrivener"; "The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles"; the essay "Hawthorne and His Mosses"; and 21 poems, including "The House-top", an anguished response to the New York draft riots.Tanselle, G. Thomas is the author of 'Herman Melville Moby-Dick, Billy Budd, and Other Writings', published 2000 under ISBN 9781883011895 and ISBN 1883011892.