Herman Melville[a] (August 1, 1819 - September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period best known for Typee (1846), a romantic account of his experiences in Polynesian life, and his whaling novel Moby-Dick (1851). His work was almost forgotten during his last thirty years. His writing draws on his experience at sea as a common sailor, exploration of literature and philosophy, and engagement in the contradictions of American society in a period of rapid change. He developed a complex, baroque style: the vocabulary is rich and original, a strong sense of rhythm infuses the elaborate sentences, the imagery is often mystical or ironic, and the abundance of allusion extends to Scripture, myth, philosophy, literature, and the visual arts.

Media	Bøker Pocketbok (Bok med mykt omslag og limt rygg)
Utgitt	17. mai 2016
ISBN13	9781533257086
Utgivere	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Antall sider	340
Mål	152 × 229 × 18 mm · 453 g
Språk	Engelsk