This volume, first published in 1856, collects three of Melville's most important pieces of prose fiction.
In 'Bartleby, the Scrivener', a Wall Street lawyer hires a melancholy young clerk called Bartleby, whose sudden and mysterious refusal to work plunges the firm into disarray.
'Benito Cereno' is a historical account of a mutiny on a slave ship, which has been seen as a critique of slavery and contemporary attitudes towards race. 'The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles' is a series of travel sketches about the Galápagos Islands which was a huge success with the reading public and contains some of Melville's most celebrated prose.
Also included in this volume are 'The Lightning-Rod Man', 'The Bell Tower' and a story written especially for the collection, 'The Piazza'. Taken together, these tales, in their masterful use of irony and concision, show the author of Moby Dick in a different light.
By:
Herman Melville
Imprint: Alma Edizioni
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 128mm,
Weight: 276g
ISBN: 9781847497222
ISBN 10: 1847497225
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 November 2018
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Contains: Bartleby, the Scrivener, Benito Cereno, The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles, The Lightning-Rod Man, The Bell Tower, The Piazza.
Now considered one of America's greatest and most influential authors, Herman Melville (1819-1891) wrote novels, travel books and novellas inspired by his experiences in the merchant navy - with Moby Dick and Billy Budd generally regarded as his masterpieces.
Reviews for The Piazza Tales: Annotated Edition
It is Melville who establishes the benchmark for what the short story can attain and allows us to set the standards by which all the other great writers of the form can be measured. -- William Boyd