Herman Melville - Libros y biografía

Ismael, el único superviviente del ballenero Pequod, nos explica la obsesión del capitán Acab para capturar la gran ballena blanca, Moby Dick. El capitán, un hombre de casi sesenta años, lleva más de...

No ano de 1799, o capitão americano Amasa Delano está com seu navio caça-focas ancorado na Ilha de Santa Maria, na costa sul do Chile. Certa manhã, aponta no horizonte tomado pela neblina um navio que...

Il romanzo è la narrazione della lunga e implacabile caccia alla leggendaria balena bianca Moby Dick da parte del mitico capitano Ahab. Narrazione che avviene in prima persona da parte del marinaio che...

Moby Dick o La balena (Moby-Dick; or, The Whale) è un romanzo del 1851 scritto da Herman Melville. È considerato un capolavoro della letteratura americana della cosiddetta American Renaissance. La storia...

Sont ici rassemblées deux suites de pièces, « Marines mineures », tirées de John Marr et autres marins, et « Fruits de voyages d’antan », extraits de Timoléon, etc., que Melville publie plus de trente...

Embark on a thrilling high-sea adventure with Captain Ahab and his relentless pursuit of the legendary white whale, Moby Dick. Set sail on the whaling ship, the Pequod, as the crew grapples with the dangers...

È una curiosa giornata dell'anno 1799 e il capitano Delano, avvicinato l'isolotto cileno di Santa Maria per rifornirsi, avvista la nave San Dominique che sembra aver perso l'orientamento e riesce a salirvi...

An exhilarating whaling yarn, an apocalyptic theodicy, a tragic confessional, and a profound allegory, Moby Dick encompasses all that it means to be human—from the physical and metaphysical to the spiritual...

"Wellingborough, as you are going to sea, suppose you take this shooting-jacket of mine along; it's just the thing—take it, it will save the expense of another. You see, it's quite warm; fine long skirts,...

THERE are some strange summer mornings in the country, when he who is but a sojourner from the city shall early walk forth into the fields, and be wonder-smitten with the trance-like aspect of the green...

"Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville. Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story...

Moby Dick by Herman Melville from Coterie Classics All Coterie Classics have been formatted for ereaders and devices and include a bonus link to the free audio book. "I try all things, I achieve what...

Dieses eBook: "Moby Dick" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Moby-Dick beginnt mit dem Satz: "Call me Ishmael." Es folgt die...

Ismaël, attiré par la mer et le large, décide de partir à la chasse à la baleine. Il embarque sur le Pequod, baleinier d'un capitaine nommé Achab, amputé d'une jambe, qui emmènera Ismaël autour du monde...

Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life is the first book by American writer Herman Melville, published first in London, then New York, in 1846. Considered a classic in travel and adventure literature, the narrative...

Billy Budd, Sailor is a novel by American writer Herman Melville, first published posthumously in London in 1924. Melville began writing the work in November 1888, but left it unfinished at his death...

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. Ishmael soon learns...

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is a novel by Herman Melville, first published in 1851. This novel was inspired by true life events.    It is considered to be one of the Great American Novels and a treasure...

Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet from the American Renaissance period.”Moby Dick”: Ishmael is a young boy who decides to leave...

Romanzo che narra come il giovane Billy Budd venga costretto ad arruolarsi come marinaio nella marina inglese, seguiranno una serie di vicende che lo porteranno ad essere accusato ingiustamente e processato...

Moby-Dick is one of the great epics in all of literature. Captain Ahab's hunt for the white whale drives the narrative at a relentless pace, while Ishmael's meditations on whales and whaling, on the sublime...

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale (1851) is a novel by Herman Melville considered an outstanding work of Romanticism and the American Renaissance. A sailor called Ishmael narrates the obsessive quest of Ahab,...

Ein älterer Rechtsanwalt berichtet als Icherzähler von einem seiner Schreiber namens Bartleby, den er eines Tages in sein von Hochhäusern umstelltes lichtloses Büro in der Wall Street aufnimmt. Bartleby...

Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery...

The itinerant sailor Ishmael begins a voyage on the whaling ship Pequod whose captain, Ahab, wishes to exact revenge upon the whale Moby-Dick, who destroyed his last ship and took his leg. As they search...

White-Jacket; or, The World in a Man-of-War is the fifth book by American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1850. The book is based on the author's fourteen months service in the United...

A post-modern masterpiece; a century ahead of its time. The novel portrays a Canterbury Tales-style group of steamboat passengers whose interlocking stories are told as they travel down the Mississippi...

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. Ishmael soon learns...

Moby Dick di Herman Melville, capolavoro della letteratura mondiale, meravigliosa storia di mare e d'avventura, è anche un complesso studio del conflitto tra l'uomo e le imperscrutabili forze naturali...

«"Bartleby, podia dar um pulo aos correios e ver se há alguma coisa para mim?" "Preferia que não."»Com tradução de Tatiana Faia e introdução de Pedro Sobrado.Plano Nacional de LeituraLiteratura - 15-18...