Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Outwardly a compelling narrative of events aboard a British man-of-war during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars, Billy Budd, Sailor is a nautical recasting of the Fall, aparable of good and evil, a meditation on justice and political governance, and a searching portrait of three extraordinary men. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. In this edition are also eight shorter tales, reprinted from the most authoritative recent editions and are supplemented by a penetrating introduction and full notes. Billy Budd, Sailor and Selected Tales by Herman Melville, Robert Milder (Editor) Paperback 8.95 Paperback 8.95 eBook 5. A penetrating introduction and full notes. Includes eight shorter tales, reprinted from the most authoritative recent editions. Outwardly a compelling narrative of events aboard a British man-of-war during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars, Billy Budd, Sailor is a nautical recasting of the Fall, a parable of good and evil, a meditation on justice and political governance, and a searching portrait of three extraordinary men. Billy Budd, Sailor and Selected Tales Herman Melville Edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Milder Oxford Worlds Classics A nautical recasting of the Fall. Billy Budd is among the greatest of Melville's works and, in its richness and ambiguity, among the most problematic.
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