Herman Melville's Billy Budd and the cybernetic imagination
By: John F. Birk.
Series: Studies in American literature ;; v. 20; Studies in American literature (Lewiston, N.Y.) ;; v. 20.
Publisher: E. Mellen Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Lewiston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.; Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Knowledge -- Technology.; Literature and technology -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Sea stories, American -- History and criticism.; Cybernetics in literature.; Androids in literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-243) and index.