{"product_id":"billy-budd-sailor-and-selected-tales-9780198865124","title":"Billy Budd, Sailor, and Selected Tales","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e'Struck dead by an angel of God! Yet the angel must hang!'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOutwardly a compelling narrative of events aboard a British man-of-war during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars, \u003cem\u003eBilly Budd\u003c\/em\u003e is a nautical recasting of the Fall, a parable of good and evil, a meditation on justice and political governance, and a searching portrait of three extraordinary men. The passion it has aroused in its readers over the years is a measure of how deeply it addresses some of the fundamental questions of experience that every age must reexamine for itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition draws on a new authoritative edition of \u003cem\u003eBilly Budd, Sailor\u003c\/em\u003e, which corrects the inaccuracies and excesses of former editions of Melville's notoriously incomplete final novella. Accompanied by extensive critical apparatus that draws on a wealth of recent Melville scholarship which highlights his contemporary relevance for questions of economics, ecology, identity, and sexuality and connects it to the key formal and interpretive issues at stake in understanding his art of fiction. It also includes a selection of Melville's short stories, as well as his review of Hawthorne's short fiction, 'Hawthorne and His Mosses'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198865124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464","brand":"Herman Melville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44916327940277,"sku":"9780198865124","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_11283399-9d20-43b2-8188-dee793461283.jpg?v=1734449959","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/billy-budd-sailor-and-selected-tales-9780198865124","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}