Billy Budd, Sailor (Phoenix Books)
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Book Info
Author
Melville, Herman
Word Count
57,500 words
based on page count
Pages
230 pages
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Edition Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition Publish Date
2001-01-01
Identifiers
ISBN-10: 0226321320
ISBN-13: 9780226321325
Description
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."—John Sutherland, The Los Angeles Times
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