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100 1 $aMelville, Herman,$d1819-1891,$eauthor.
245 10 $aBilly Budd, sailor :$b(an inside narrative) /$cHerman Melville ; edited by Michael J. Everton.
264 1 $aPeterborough, Ontario :$bBroadview Editions,$c[2016]
264 4 $c©2016
300 $a227 pages :$billustrations ;$c22 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aBroadview editions
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $a"'Is it the intention of law-makers that good men shall be hung ever?' asked Henry David Thoreau. The question has never been academic, but in 1924, when Herman Melville's Billy Budd was published, we understood it better than ever. A dense and poetic account of the human cost of realpolitik, Billy Budd asks how far we should go to protect the status quo. In the novella, John Claggart, master-at-arms of a British warship, alleges a sailor is talking mutiny. The sailor, Billy, isn't just innocent of the charge; he's a true innocent. Yet when confronted by his accuser, Billy reacts impulsively, striking Claggart. The resulting trial shows the horrors that can arise from a civilized society following its own laws. This Broadview Edition is based on the authoritative Hayford-Sealts copy-text of Billy Budd. The introduction distils the long and complex critical conversation about the work since its publication, and the historical appendices feature materials on mutiny, capital and corporal punishment, and the rule of law."--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aExecutions and executioners$vFiction.
650 0 $aShip captains$vFiction.
650 0 $aImpressment$vFiction.
650 0 $aSailors$vFiction.
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655 4 $aAmerican fiction$y19th century.
655 4 $aSea stories, American.
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