Editorial Reviews:
Synopsis
Paperback , Bantam Cllassics March 1981. 278 pages: Melville's last work unpublished at his death (1819- 1991). Seecopyright page for authentication of Billy Budd, Sailor. Social authority vs individual freedom is e,xlored in Billy Budd, Sailor, Bartleby, the ultimate oppression in Benito Cereno, The eerie Encantada, the romantic Piazza, the science fiction parable The Bell-Tower.