Books by Herman Melville

A shape-shifting grifter boards a Mississippi riverboat to expose the pretenses, hypocrisies, and self-delusions of his fellow passengers. Melville's comic allegory challenges the optimism and materialism of mid-nineteenth century America.

Herman Melvilles roman Pierre om en ung amerikaners dramatiske opgør med et bornert og hyklerisk samfund er en rejse ind i en skræmmende verden, hvor godt og ondt, sandhed og løgn er lige så usikre begreber som søstre og mødre, elskere og ægtefæller. Den unge rigmand Pierre Glending står over for et ægteskab med den smukke Lucy, da hans halvsøster Isabel dukker op og Pierre fanges i dilemmaet mellem svigt og ansvar.Romanen vakte en ildstorm af skandale i sin samtid, da den udkom i 1852, men i dag opfattes Pierre som et mesterværk, en klassiker og et 'missing link' mellem det 19. århundredes store fortællinger og den moderne roman.

a well chosen anthology of Herman Melville's most thought provoking texts in what Schellenberg has called "Melville's most lavender moments." Without preaching his stance, Schellenberg adeptly introduces each selection and then allows the reader to reach his own conclusion.

Moby-Dick is an 1851 novel by Herman Melville. The story tells the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaling ship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Often considered the embodiment of American Romanticism, Moby-Dick was first published by Richard Bentley in London on October 18, 1851 in an expurgated three-volume edition titled The Whale, and later as one massive volume, by New York City publisher Harper and Brothers as Moby-Dick; or, The Whale on November 14, 1851. This a photo-mechanical reprint of that edition. The first line of Chapter One-"Call me Ishmael."-is one of the most famous in literature. Although the book initially received mixed reviews, Moby-Dick is now considered one of the greatest novels in the English language and has secured Melville's place among America's greatest writers.