Melville, Herman 1819-1891
Overview
| Works: | 6,782 works in 21,350 publications in 57 languages and 505,637 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Sea stories Psychological fiction Sea fiction Action and adventure fiction Criticism, interpretation, etc Autobiographical fiction Allegories Naval history Biography |
| Subject Headings: | Authors, American Novelists, American Slaves |
| Roles: | Author, Bibliographic antecedent, Author in quotations or text abstracts, Creator, Other, Lyricist, Contributor, Dedicatee, Honoree, Author of introduction, Originator, Composer, Performer, Conceptor, Attributed name, Artist, Librettist, Author of afterword, colophon, etc. |
| Classifications: | PS2384, 813.3 |
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Most widely held works about
Herman Melville
- Herman Melville by Tyrus Hillway( Book )
- Herman Melville by Leon Howard( Book )
- Herman Melville by Harold Bloom( Book )
- Melville : a collection of critical essays by Richard Volney Chase( Book )
- Herman Melville by Lewis Mumford( Book )
- The power of blackness: Hawthorne, Poe, Melville by Harry Levin( Book )
- American renaissance : art and expression in the age of Emerson and Whitman by F. O Matthiessen( Book )
- Herman Melville by Newton Arvin( Book )
- Melville : his world and work by Andrew Delbanco( Book )
- A reader's guide to Herman Melville by James E Miller( Book )
- A historical guide to Herman Melville( Book )
- Melville's Moby-Dick : a Jungian commentary : an American Nekyia by Edward F Edinger( Book )
- Domestic individualism : imagining self in nineteenth-century America by Gillian Brown( Book )
- "The twisted mind" : madness in Herman Melville's fiction by Paul McCarthy( Book )
- Melville's anatomies by Samuel Otter( Book )
- Correspondent colorings : Melville in the marketplace by Sheila Post-Lauria( Book )
- Melville, shame, and the evil eye : a psychoanalytic reading by Joseph Adamson( Book )
- Melville's bibles by Ilana Pardes( Book )
- After the whale : Melville in the wake of Moby-Dick by Clark Davis( Book )
- Moby Dick by Herman Melville( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Herman Melville
Moby Dick by
Herman Melville(
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3,077 editions published between 1851 and 2018 in 54 languages and held by 29,969 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale who defied capture
3,077 editions published between 1851 and 2018 in 54 languages and held by 29,969 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale who defied capture
Moby Dick by
Herman Melville(
Recording
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309 editions published between 1949 and 2017 in 11 languages and held by 4,848 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Captain Ahab maniacally hunts the great white whale across the seven oceans
309 editions published between 1949 and 2017 in 11 languages and held by 4,848 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Captain Ahab maniacally hunts the great white whale across the seven oceans
The confidence-man: his masquerade by
Herman Melville(
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261 editions published between 1857 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 4,726 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Savage irony and black humor as Melville's Confidence-Man strips away the hypocritical pretenses of fellow passengers on a Mississippi steamboat. Originally published 1857
261 editions published between 1857 and 2017 in 7 languages and held by 4,726 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Savage irony and black humor as Melville's Confidence-Man strips away the hypocritical pretenses of fellow passengers on a Mississippi steamboat. Originally published 1857
Typee by
Herman Melville(
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508 editions published between 1846 and 2017 in 20 languages and held by 4,498 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The young hero jumps ship with a mate and spends four months with the islanders known as Typee - the 'eaters of men.'
508 editions published between 1846 and 2017 in 20 languages and held by 4,498 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The young hero jumps ship with a mate and spends four months with the islanders known as Typee - the 'eaters of men.'
White-jacket : or, The world in a man-of-war by
Herman Melville(
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194 editions published between 1850 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,938 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Based on Melville's experiences as a common seaman aboard the frigate USS United States from 1843 to 1844 and stories that other sailors told him, the novel is severely critical of virtually every aspect of American naval life
194 editions published between 1850 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,938 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Based on Melville's experiences as a common seaman aboard the frigate USS United States from 1843 to 1844 and stories that other sailors told him, the novel is severely critical of virtually every aspect of American naval life
Moby Dick : or, The white whale by
Herman Melville(
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187 editions published between 1851 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,926 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Call me Ishmael." So begins Melville's classic novel of Captain Ahab, the Pequod, and the mighty whale, Moby Dick
187 editions published between 1851 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,926 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Call me Ishmael." So begins Melville's classic novel of Captain Ahab, the Pequod, and the mighty whale, Moby Dick
Mardi and a voyage thither by
Herman Melville(
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190 editions published between 1849 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 2,886 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The travelings of an American sailor who abandons his whaling vessel to explore the South Pacific
190 editions published between 1849 and 2017 in 6 languages and held by 2,886 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The travelings of an American sailor who abandons his whaling vessel to explore the South Pacific
Typee : a peep at Polynesian life ; Omoo : a narrative of adventures in the South Seas ; Mardi, and a voyage thither by
Herman Melville(
Book
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42 editions published between 1964 and 2009 in English and French and held by 2,811 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"These three early novels are stirring romances of the South Seas; many of these fictional details resemble some of the events in Melville's own life in the early 1840s"--Jacket
42 editions published between 1964 and 2009 in English and French and held by 2,811 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"These three early novels are stirring romances of the South Seas; many of these fictional details resemble some of the events in Melville's own life in the early 1840s"--Jacket
Pierre; or, The ambiguities by
Herman Melville(
Book
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116 editions published between 1852 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,802 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This Kraken Edition of Pierre, or The Ambiguities is a reconstruction of the text that Melville delivered to Harper & Brothers early in January 1852, just as some of the most devastating reviews of Moby-Dick were appearing. The Harper brothers apparently decided that Pierre was even more outrageous than Moby-Dick and tried to avoid publishing it by offering Melville less than half the royalties they had paid for his previous books. Accepting the humiliating contract, Melville took a self-destructive revenge. After Book XVI, he interpolated a new section on "Young America in Literature," in which he arbitrarily announced that his hero, Pierre, had been a juvenile author. Melville proceeded to add an intrusive "Pierre as author" sub-plot, disparaging American literary life and the world of publishing, which he left unassimilated into the book he had first completed
116 editions published between 1852 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,802 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This Kraken Edition of Pierre, or The Ambiguities is a reconstruction of the text that Melville delivered to Harper & Brothers early in January 1852, just as some of the most devastating reviews of Moby-Dick were appearing. The Harper brothers apparently decided that Pierre was even more outrageous than Moby-Dick and tried to avoid publishing it by offering Melville less than half the royalties they had paid for his previous books. Accepting the humiliating contract, Melville took a self-destructive revenge. After Book XVI, he interpolated a new section on "Young America in Literature," in which he arbitrarily announced that his hero, Pierre, had been a juvenile author. Melville proceeded to add an intrusive "Pierre as author" sub-plot, disparaging American literary life and the world of publishing, which he left unassimilated into the book he had first completed
Redburn, his first voyage ; White-jacket, or, The world in a man-of-war ; Moby-Dick, or, The whale by
Herman Melville(
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36 editions published between 1983 and 2008 in English and held by 2,704 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reburn is the story that relates a young man's initiation into the sailors life; White-Jacket is the story that is a semi-autobiographical account of experiences in the U.S. Navy; Moby-Dick, or the whale is the most famous of Melville's works, and tells the story of Ahab, a ship captain that has become obessed with the hunt for the whale he has named Moby-Dick
36 editions published between 1983 and 2008 in English and held by 2,704 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reburn is the story that relates a young man's initiation into the sailors life; White-Jacket is the story that is a semi-autobiographical account of experiences in the U.S. Navy; Moby-Dick, or the whale is the most famous of Melville's works, and tells the story of Ahab, a ship captain that has become obessed with the hunt for the whale he has named Moby-Dick
Pierre, or, The ambiguities ; Israel Potter : his fifty years of exile ; The piazza tales ; The confidence-man : his masquerade
; Uncollected prose ; Billy Budd, sailor : (an inside narrative) by
Herman Melville(
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53 editions published between 1984 and 1994 in English and held by 2,696 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Vol. 24
53 editions published between 1984 and 1994 in English and held by 2,696 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Vol. 24
The piazza tales : and other prose pieces, 1839-1860 by
Herman Melville(
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141 editions published between 1856 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,648 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Included are two sea tales that encompass the essence of Melville's art: "Benito Cereno", an exhilarating account of mutiny and rescue aboard a disabled slave ship, which is a parable of man's struggle against the forces of evil, and "The Encantadas", ten allegorical sketches of the Galapagos Islands, which reveal nature to be both enchanting and horrifying. Two pieces explore themes of isolation and defeat found in Melville's great novels: "Bartelby, the Scrivener", a prophetically modern story of alienation and loss on nineteenth-century Wall Street, and "The Bell Tower", a Faustian tale about a Renaissance architect who brings about his own violent destruction. The other two works reveal Melville's mastery of very different writing styles: "The Lightning-Rod Man", a satire showcasing his talent for Dickensian comedy, and "The Piazza", the title story of the collection, which anticipates the author's later absorption with poetry
141 editions published between 1856 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,648 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Included are two sea tales that encompass the essence of Melville's art: "Benito Cereno", an exhilarating account of mutiny and rescue aboard a disabled slave ship, which is a parable of man's struggle against the forces of evil, and "The Encantadas", ten allegorical sketches of the Galapagos Islands, which reveal nature to be both enchanting and horrifying. Two pieces explore themes of isolation and defeat found in Melville's great novels: "Bartelby, the Scrivener", a prophetically modern story of alienation and loss on nineteenth-century Wall Street, and "The Bell Tower", a Faustian tale about a Renaissance architect who brings about his own violent destruction. The other two works reveal Melville's mastery of very different writing styles: "The Lightning-Rod Man", a satire showcasing his talent for Dickensian comedy, and "The Piazza", the title story of the collection, which anticipates the author's later absorption with poetry
Israel Potter : his fifty years of exile by
Herman Melville(
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174 editions published between 1854 and 2017 in 8 languages and held by 2,405 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Soldier, sailor, prisoner of war, and spy, Israel Potter's lively career leads to encounters with historic figures such as Ben Franklin, John Paul Jones, and George III. Based on the memoirs of a Revolutionary War veteran, this novel was acclaimed by The Village Voice as "hilarious, tender, expressive." This edition also includes Potter's autobiography, The Life and Remarkable Adventures of Israel R. Potter"--
174 editions published between 1854 and 2017 in 8 languages and held by 2,405 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Soldier, sailor, prisoner of war, and spy, Israel Potter's lively career leads to encounters with historic figures such as Ben Franklin, John Paul Jones, and George III. Based on the memoirs of a Revolutionary War veteran, this novel was acclaimed by The Village Voice as "hilarious, tender, expressive." This edition also includes Potter's autobiography, The Life and Remarkable Adventures of Israel R. Potter"--
Billy Budd by
Herman Melville(
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281 editions published between 1891 and 2017 in 19 languages and held by 2,161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Called the "Handsome Sailor" by the other sailors aboard the warship Bellipotent, Billy Budd is admired by all but Master-at-Arms Claggart, an envious man who plots to frame Billy for treason
281 editions published between 1891 and 2017 in 19 languages and held by 2,161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Called the "Handsome Sailor" by the other sailors aboard the warship Bellipotent, Billy Budd is admired by all but Master-at-Arms Claggart, an envious man who plots to frame Billy for treason
Billy Budd, sailor and other stories by
Herman Melville(
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119 editions published between 1962 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,985 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Seven stories deal with a slave rebellion, an obstinate copyist, an accidental murder, a voyage to the Galapagos Islands, and a bachelors' dinner party
119 editions published between 1962 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,985 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Seven stories deal with a slave rebellion, an obstinate copyist, an accidental murder, a voyage to the Galapagos Islands, and a bachelors' dinner party
Omoo : a narrative of adventures in the South Seas by
Herman Melville(
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109 editions published between 1847 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,923 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A failed mutiny lands the narrator in a Tahitian jail where he and his companion, Doctor Long Ghost, are treated with curiosity and kindness. After their eventual release, the two embark on a series of adventures as they work at odd jobs, view traditional rites and customs on the island, and contrive an audience with the Tahitian queen. Thought-provoking, humorous glimpses of a vanished 19th-century world in the South Seas
109 editions published between 1847 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,923 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A failed mutiny lands the narrator in a Tahitian jail where he and his companion, Doctor Long Ghost, are treated with curiosity and kindness. After their eventual release, the two embark on a series of adventures as they work at odd jobs, view traditional rites and customs on the island, and contrive an audience with the Tahitian queen. Thought-provoking, humorous glimpses of a vanished 19th-century world in the South Seas
Typee, a peep at Polynesian life by
Herman Melville(
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108 editions published between 1846 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,888 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Describes the adventures of a sailor who jumps ship at a south sea island inhabited by cannibals, a voyage around Polynesia, and a quest for an elusive beauty among the islands of a tropical archipelago
108 editions published between 1846 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,888 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Describes the adventures of a sailor who jumps ship at a south sea island inhabited by cannibals, a voyage around Polynesia, and a quest for an elusive beauty among the islands of a tropical archipelago
Redburn, his first voyage; being the sailor-boy confessions and reminiscences of the son-of-a-gentleman, in the merchant service by
Herman Melville(
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40 editions published between 1957 and 1984 in 3 languages and held by 1,403 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Redburn charts the coming-of-age of Wellingborough Redburn, a young innocent who embarks on a crossing to Liverpool together with a roguish crew. Once in Liverpool, Redburn encounters the squalid conditions of the city and meets Harry Bolton, a bereft and damaged soul, who takes him on a tour of London that includes a scene of rococo decadence
40 editions published between 1957 and 1984 in 3 languages and held by 1,403 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Redburn charts the coming-of-age of Wellingborough Redburn, a young innocent who embarks on a crossing to Liverpool together with a roguish crew. Once in Liverpool, Redburn encounters the squalid conditions of the city and meets Harry Bolton, a bereft and damaged soul, who takes him on a tour of London that includes a scene of rococo decadence
Benito Cereno by
Herman Melville(
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246 editions published between 1856 and 2017 in 14 languages and held by 1,189 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A harrowing tale of slavery and revolt aboard a Spanish ship
246 editions published between 1856 and 2017 in 14 languages and held by 1,189 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A harrowing tale of slavery and revolt aboard a Spanish ship
Bartleby the scrivener : a story of Wall Street by
Herman Melville(
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236 editions published between 1853 and 2018 in 9 languages and held by 939 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bartleby the Scrivener (1853), by Herman Melville, tells the story of a quiet, hardworking legal copyist who works in an office in the Wall Street area of New York City. One day Bartleby declines the assignment his employer gives him with the inscrutable "I would prefer not." The utterance of this remark sets off a confounding set of actions and behavior, making the unsettling character of Bartleby one of Melville's most enigmatic and unforgettable creations
236 editions published between 1853 and 2018 in 9 languages and held by 939 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bartleby the Scrivener (1853), by Herman Melville, tells the story of a quiet, hardworking legal copyist who works in an office in the Wall Street area of New York City. One day Bartleby declines the assignment his employer gives him with the inscrutable "I would prefer not." The utterance of this remark sets off a confounding set of actions and behavior, making the unsettling character of Bartleby one of Melville's most enigmatic and unforgettable creations
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Related Identities
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel 1804-1864 Author of introduction Author
- Ahab, Captain (Fictitious character)
- Twain, Mark 1835-1910 Contributor
- Poe, Edgar Allan 1809-1849 Author of introduction Reviewer
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo 1803-1882
- Whitman, Walt 1819-1892 Composer
- James, Henry 1843-1916
- Thoreau, Henry David 1817-1862
- Cooper, James Fenimore 1789-1851
- Hayford, Harrison Other Author of introduction Annotator Author Editor
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Adventure stories, American Ahab, Captain (Fictitious character) American fiction American literature American Revolution (1775-1783) Authors, American Black in literature Emerson, Ralph Waldo, England--London Examinations Exiles Flagellation French Polynesia--Marquesas Islands Hawthorne, Nathaniel, Howells, William Dean, Indigenous peoples Intellectual life Light and darkness in literature Literature and society Melville, Herman, Mentally ill Mississippi River Moby Dick (Melville, Herman) Naval discipline Novelists, American Oceania Poe, Edgar Allan, Polynesia Potter, Israel, Psychological fiction, American Psychology Sailors Seafaring life Sea stories Sea stories, American Ship captains Short stories Social problems in literature Steamboats Swindlers and swindling Thoreau, Henry David, Travel Twain, Mark, United States Warships Whales Whaling Whaling ships Whitman, Walt, Young men
Alternative Names
Arminius Melville
German Melvill
Herman Melville
Herman Melville Amerikaans onderwijzer (1819-1891)
Herman Melville amerikai író
Herman Melville amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Dichter und Essayist
Herman Melville amerikansk forfatter
Herman Melville amerykański powieściopisarz, poeta i eseista
Herman Melville écrivain américain
Herman Melville novel·lista, contista, assaigista i poeta estatunidenc
Herman Melville novelista, cuentista, ensayista i poeta estadounidense
Herman Melville novelista, cuentista, ensayista y poeta estadounidense
Herman Melville romancier, essayiste et poète américain
Herman Melville scrittore statunitense
Hermann Melville
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Герман Мелвилл американский писатель
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הרמן מלוויל
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ملفيل, هرمان.
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ميلفيل، هيرمن، 1819-1891
ميلڤيل، هرمن
هرمان ملفل، 1819-1891
هرمان ملفيل
هرمان ملویل
هرمن ملفيل، 1819-1891
ھێرمێن مێلڤێل
हरमन मेलविल
হারমান মেলভিল
ਹਰਮਨ ਮੈਲਵਿਲ
ஏர்மன் மெல்வில்
ഹെർമൻ മെൽവിൽ
เฮอร์แมน เมลวิลล์
ჰერმან მელვილი
메빌, 헤르만 1819-1891
멜빌 1819-1891
멜빌, H. 1819-1891
멜빌, 하먼 1819-1891
멜빌, 허만 1819-1891
멜빌, 허맨 1819-1891
멜빌, 허먼 1819-1891
허먼 멜빌
ኸርማን መልቪል
ハーマン・メルヴィル
メルヴィル
メルヴィル, H.
メルヴィル, ハーマン
メルビル
赫尔曼·梅尔维尔
靴曼梅爾維爾
麥爾維爾 1819-1891
麦尓维尓, 赫尓曼
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