Benito Cereno - Couverture souple

Melville, Herman

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1554813093 ISBN 13 : 9781554813094

Editeur : Broadview Press Ltd, 2019

Synopsis

“Benito Cereno,” a story of atmospheric Gothic horror and striking political resonance, represents Herman Melville’s most profound and unsettling engagement with the horrors of New World slavery. Narrating the story of a slave revolt using materials drawn from Amasa Delano’s non-fictional account of the Tryal Rebellion from earlier in the nineteenth century, Melville’s story probes the moral complexities of the antebellum United States and its position within the Americas. Melville explores the psychology of slavery and racism and the role of violence in both the resistance to, and the perpetuation of, slavery in the Americas.

The appendices to this volume illustrate how Melville’s satirical treatment of racism and his ambivalent response to violent resistance to slavery connect with antislavery literature (poetry, fiction, and non-fiction alike) in the middle of the nineteenth century, and they also consider how “Benito Cereno” functions as a central piece in Melville’s contribution to the literature of the Americas.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Brian Yothers is Frances Spatz Leighton Endowed Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Texas at El Paso.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Broadview Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1554813093
• ISBN 13: 9781554813094
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 252
• Éditeur: Yothers Brian
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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