Contributor
Marvel, Laura.
Imprint:San Diego : Greenhaven Press, c2003.
Description186 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Note:Facts and fictions: the man who wrote Billy Budd. - Melville's manuscript reveals how the plot and characters evolved / Merton M. Sealts Jr. - The plot and characters are allegorical / David Kirby. - Snake imagery complicates interpretations of Claggart / Jonathan Yoder. - Vere represents aristocratic virtue / Thomas J. Scorza. - Melville condemns the tyrannical Vere / H. Bruce Franklin. - Captain Vere: nineteenth-century tragic hero / Richard A. Hocks. - Melville's testament of acceptance / E. L. Grant Watson. - Billy Budd: testament of resistance / Phil Withim. - Ironic social commentary in Billy Budd / Karl E. Zink. - Billy Budd follows the form of classical tragedy / Richard Harter Fogle. - Ambiguity in Billy Budd / Barbara Johnson. - The work is a testament to Melville's own spirit / Robert Milder. - Civilization is at war with human nature in Billy Budd / C. N. Manlove. - Melville probes the mysterious truths of the human heart in Billy Budd / James McIntosh. - Polar views of the French Revolution as a theme in Billy Budd / Cyndy Hendershot. - Billy Budd is anti-homophobic / Kathy J. Phillips. - Billy Budd condemns capital punishment / H. Bruce Franklin.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-181) and index.
