Melville's Billy Budd and the critics
By: edited by William T. Stafford.
Series: Wadsworth guides to literary study
Publisher: Wadsworth Pub. Co.
Published: 1961
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.; Executions and executioners in literature.; Capital punishment in literature.; Impressment in literature.; Sailors in literature.
Description: Herman Melville's novella "Billy Budd" is followed by critical essays to help the reader better understand and appreciate the story. There are also study questions, and ideas for long or short papers.
Notes: Bibliography : p. 174-180.