Redburn - 9781533257086

Herman Melville[a] (August 1, 1819 - September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period best known for Typee (1846), a romantic account of his experiences in Polynesian life, and his whaling novel Moby-Dick (1851). His work was almost forgotten during his last thirty years. His writing draws on his experience at sea as a common sailor, exploration of literature and philosophy, and engagement in the contradictions of American society in a period of rapid change. He developed a complex, baroque style: the vocabulary is rich and original, a strong sense of rhythm infuses the elaborate sentences, the imagery is often mystical or ironic, and the abundance of allusion extends to Scripture, myth, philosophy, literature, and the visual arts.

• | Author: Herman Melville, Minerva´S Owl
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: May 17, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 340 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1533257086
• | ISBN-13: 9781533257086