Vertel uw vrienden over dit artikel:
Israel Potter
Herman Melville
Besteld in een afgelegen magazijn
Ook verkrijgbaar als:
- Paperback Book (2015) € 14,49
- Paperback Book (2017) € 14,49
- Paperback Book (2016) € 15,49
- Paperback Book (2009) € 15,99
- Paperback Book (2017) € 16,49
- Paperback Book (2018) € 16,99
- Paperback Book (2016) € 17,99
- Paperback Book (2017) € 17,99
- Paperback Book (2017) € 19,49
- Paperback Book (2006) € 19,99
- Paperback Book (2012) € 20,49
- Paperback Book (2015) € 20,49
-
Sewn Spine Book1e uitgave(2006) € 21,49
- Paperback Book (2017) € 21,49
- Paperback Book (2015) € 22,99
- Paperback Book (2022) € 23,49
- Paperback Book (2008) € 24,99
- Paperback Book (2024) € 26,99
- Book (2022) € 27,49
- Paperback Book (2011) € 35,49
Israel Potter
Herman Melville
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. Born in New York City as the third child of a merchant in French dry goods, Melville's formal education ended abruptly after his father died in 1832, leaving the family in financial straits. Melville briefly became a schoolteacher before he took to sea in 1839 as a common sailor on a merchant ship. In 1840 he signed aboard the whaler Acushnet for his first whaling voyage, but jumped ship in the Marquesas Islands. After further adventures, he returned to Boston in 1844. His first book, Typee (1845), a highly romanticized account of his life among Polynesians, became such a best-seller that he worked up a sequel, Omoo (1847). These successes encouraged him to marry Elizabeth Shaw, of a prominent Boston family, but were hard to sustain. His first novel not based on his own experiences, Mardi (1849
Media | Boeken Paperback Book (Boek met zachte kaft en gelijmde rug) |
Vrijgegeven | 31 maart 2016 |
ISBN13 | 9781530825837 |
Uitgevers | Createspace Independent Publishing Platf |
Pagina's | 204 |
Afmetingen | 127 × 203 × 11 mm · 204 g |
Taal en grammatica | Engels |
Meer door Herman Melville
Anderen hebben ook gekocht
Meer uit deze serie
Bekijk alles van Herman Melville ( bijv. Paperback Book , Hardcover Book , Book , CD en Sewn Spine Book )