herman melville
Posted: Thu August 26, 2021 4:40 pm
i wonder what ihrm thought of him
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Re: herman melville
Posted: Thu August 26, 2021 4:41 pm
my opinion is that, despite everything, he manages to stay underrated.
Re: herman melville
Posted: Thu August 26, 2021 4:44 pm
here's a quote from william gaddis that references the all-timer:
So taken together there's a certain satisfaction in having done it backwards; having done, perhaps like Melville, the monumental work first (though I too prefer J R), & looking at the present work with a somewhat jaundiced eye, one more 'raid on the inarticulate'...
So taken together there's a certain satisfaction in having done it backwards; having done, perhaps like Melville, the monumental work first (though I too prefer J R), & looking at the present work with a somewhat jaundiced eye, one more 'raid on the inarticulate'...
Re: herman melville
Posted: Thu August 26, 2021 8:48 pm
bartlebys of the world, unite!
Re: herman melville
Posted: Thu August 26, 2021 8:54 pm
is the spirit of this thread contra ted lasso?
that's really not for me to say.
that's really not for me to say.
Re: herman melville
Posted: Thu August 26, 2021 8:55 pm
Re: herman melville
Posted: Thu August 26, 2021 9:06 pm
is that ambergris
Re: herman melville
Posted: Thu August 26, 2021 9:26 pm
1. Moby-Dick
2. Bartleby
3. Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!
4. Billy Budd
5. The Confidence Man
6. Benito Cereno
7. Pierre
8. The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles
9. Typee
10. Redburn
2. Bartleby
3. Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!
4. Billy Budd
5. The Confidence Man
6. Benito Cereno
7. Pierre
8. The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles
9. Typee
10. Redburn
Re: herman melville
Posted: Fri August 27, 2021 12:27 am
omgSimple Torture wrote:1. Moby-Dick
2. Bartleby
3. Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!
4. Billy Budd
5. The Confidence Man
6. Benito Cereno
7. Pierre
8. The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles
9. Typee
10. Redburn
Re: herman melville
Posted: Fri August 27, 2021 12:37 am
I'll be waiting for your list.lennytheweedwhacker wrote:omgSimple Torture wrote:1. Moby-Dick
2. Bartleby
3. Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!
4. Billy Budd
5. The Confidence Man
6. Benito Cereno
7. Pierre
8. The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles
9. Typee
10. Redburn
Re: herman melville
Posted: Fri August 27, 2021 12:38 am
f*ck that, nerdSimple Torture wrote:I'll be waiting for your list.lennytheweedwhacker wrote:omgSimple Torture wrote:1. Moby-Dick
2. Bartleby
3. Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!
4. Billy Budd
5. The Confidence Man
6. Benito Cereno
7. Pierre
8. The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles
9. Typee
10. Redburn
Re: herman melville
Posted: Fri August 27, 2021 1:21 am
I don't think I've ever read any Melville.
Re: herman melville
Posted: Fri August 27, 2021 1:23 am
You're in luck! I made a list!epilogue wrote:I don't think I've ever read any Melville.
Re: herman melville
Posted: Fri August 27, 2021 1:26 am
Simple Torture wrote:You're in luck! I made a list!epilogue wrote:I don't think I've ever read any Melville.
Re: herman melville
Posted: Fri August 27, 2021 1:27 am
City of Fire is an epic. And I've got Doctor Zhivago on deck for later this winter. So, what's the shortest Melville that you'd recommend to a newbie?
Re: herman melville
Posted: Fri August 27, 2021 1:44 am
Bartleby and Billy Budd. But, also, Moby-Dick.epilogue wrote:City of Fire is an epic. And I've got Doctor Zhivago on deck for later this winter. So, what's the shortest Melville that you'd recommend to a newbie?
Re: herman melville
Posted: Fri August 27, 2021 1:52 am
i'm pretty sure i read billy budd as a youth, but i remember nothing about it...i should probably finally give moby dick a go, if only i still read
Re: herman melville
Posted: Fri August 27, 2021 2:33 am
There's a Norton Critical Edition of M-D for the Kindle, so methinks that's being added to my list soon. It's been too long.
Re: herman melville
Posted: Fri August 27, 2021 2:38 am
we could read it aloud to each other over the phoneSimple Torture wrote:There's a Norton Critical Edition of M-D for the Kindle, so methinks that's being added to my list soon. It's been too long.
Re: herman melville
Posted: Fri August 27, 2021 2:42 am
We missed this year's marathon, but maybe next year: https://www.whalingmuseum.org/program/2 ... -marathon/lennytheweedwhacker wrote:we could read it aloud to each other over the phoneSimple Torture wrote:There's a Norton Critical Edition of M-D for the Kindle, so methinks that's being added to my list soon. It's been too long.