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020 $a9781554812387$qpaperback
020 $a1554812380$qpaperback
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn953887650
035 $a(OCoLC)953887650
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050 4 $aPS2384$b.B5 2016
055 0 $aPS2384$b.B5 2016
082 04 $a813/.3$223
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 $aPeterborough, Ontario, Canada :$bBroadview Press,$c[2016]
300 $a227 pages ;$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.
650 7 $aExecutions and executioners.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00917772
650 7 $aImpressment.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00968269
650 7 $aSailors.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01103543
650 7 $aShip captains.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01116147
655 7 $aFiction.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01423787
700 1 $aEverton, Michael J.,$eeditor.
830 0 $aBroadview editions.
852 00 $bglx$hPS2384$i.B5 2016