Herman Melville

'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.

Pierre er et dramatisk opgør med et bornert og hyklerisk samfund, en rejse ind i en skræmmende verden, hvor godt og ondt, sandhed og løgn er lige så usikre begreber som søstre og mødre, elskere og ægtefæller. Israel Potter er et grumt dementi af den idealistiske myte om USA som frihedens og de grænseløse muligheders land.

Om skriveren Bartleby, der pludselig nægter at holde produktionens hjul i gang, om sømanden Billy Budd, der uskyldigt henrettes, og om Mississippidamperens døvstumme passager, der viser sig alt andet end stum og døv, men starter et festfyrværkeri af en svindlerkomedie.

Herman Melvilles to første romaner handler om hans romantiske oplevelser blandt menneskeædere på en sydhavsø og om hans møde med missionærer og koliniherrer, da han fra et sprutslingende hvalfangerskib går i land på et kvartmytologsik Tahiti og omegn.

Redburn er en klingende vittig og dybt tragisk historie om en moderne tilværelse, hvis rødder til fortiden er revet over. White-Jacket skildrer verden som et krigsskib og en totalitær stat, hvor civilisereret kannibalisme skjules under nationale sikkerhedshensyn.

"Der er dybder i Mardi, som tvinger én til at svømme for livet," skrev Nathaniel Hawthorne om denne vesterlandske Tusind og én Nat - et mylder af statsmænd og galninge, diktatorer og psykopater foruden den civiliserede verdens slavehandlere, amerikanske politikere og Paven selv.

"Moby Dick" was one of the most popular novels in English in its time. Was published by Richard Bentley in Britain and by Harper & Brother in U. S. in 1851. This edition is not a translation at all but a complete re-write of the novel with portions added and omitted and adapted to learn Spanish under Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), Level A2." Moby Dick" fue una de las novelas m s populares en lengua inglesa en su poca. Fue publicada por Richard Bentley en Gran Breta a y por Harper & Brother en Estados Unidos en 1851. Esta edici n no es una traducci n de la obra, es una reescritura con algunas partes a adidas u omitidas y adaptada para aprender espa ol en virtud del Marco Europeo Com n de Referencia para las Lenguas (MCER), Nivel A2.

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Struck dead by an angel of God! Yet the angel must hang!’ It is the end of the eighteenth century, and the navy recruits the eponymous hero – the ‘Handsome Sailor’ – to its fleet. Accused of mutinous behaviour, Billy Budd is forced to defend himself, but his fearful, silent response soon gives way to a terrible act of violence. The consequences are disastrous, and nothing can prevent the force of judgment and eventual justice upon him. Discovered among Melville’s papers after his death and published posthumously in 1924, ‘Billy Budd’ is a powerful tale of guilt and innocence, crime and punishment, and the cost of adhering to duty. From the author of ‘Moby Dick’, Melville’s allegorical tales are loaded with symbolism, and showcase his distinctive writing style and themes in shorter form.