Billy Budd, Sailor (Radio Theatre)
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (520 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1589970152 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 437 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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His contributions to the Western canon are the whaling novel Moby-Dick (1851); the short work Bartleby, the Scrivener (1853) about a clerk in a Wall Street office; the slave ship narrative Benito Cereno (1855); and Billy Budd, Sailor (1924). Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, poet, and writ
Aboard a 1700s British warship, virtuous Billy is unfairly accused of treason by the villainous Master of Arms--a cold-blooded superior officer intent on Billy's destruction. Listeners will be captivated by this moving tale of good versus evil through the life of winsome young sailor Billy Budd. Adapted from Herman Melville's famous novel and presented by Focus on the Family's Peabody Award–winning Radio Theatre team, Billy Budd will remind listeners of another man, perfectly just, who suffered and died a criminal's death.
"Nice collection" according to Anonymous. Melville and I have a complicated relationship. He was undoubted brilliant and a great writer. His work is much deeper, and more complex and nuanced than it often appears on the surface of a first reading. The enjoyment of reading Melville is for me personally in the subsequent analysis of it. The reading of it, however, (for me) feels like slow and deliberate torture. I often beg and plead for him to get the point. Sometimes it seems he goes on and on saying the same thing, or mundane details that seem irritatingly dry and irrelevant -- of course on furt. Rajiv Chopra said Almost Surreal. I like this book though, like "Lord Jim", that I recently read, I had to get used to the writing style all over again. The sentences are long, and need concentration in order to understand. Yet, in this book, they convey an almost lyrical, poetic quality to the story, and you feel the emotion and the atmosphere of the scenes that Melville creates.The tragedy of Billy Budd does stay on - an abandoned child, illiterate, good-looking, almost innocent in his persona, condemned to death for one mistake made in panic, over a charge that was patently false, and . "An Ethical Quagmire" according to Amazon Customer. Billy Budd is a tough read, but well worth it. The ethical and moral issues it presents are thought provoking and challenging. The characters are symbols rather than flesh and blood but their dilemmas are real. I led a discussion of it in a large, sophisticated group and the group members were avidly trying to make their contributions before time ran out. I really commend it to book clubs. Although the reading is challenging because of the author's style, the book is short.
Melville wrote it to express his views on right and wrong and on justice and redemption. . This recording would be a great introduction to Melville's style of writing for an American literature class, and a great way to practice listening skills. After listening to this abridged version, students'interest might be piqued enough to read the entire novel.Anita Lawson, Ostego High School, MICopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. Then it's back to the drama of a ship at sea. Featuring full-cast narration, seven quality London actors give this reading a British authenticity that grabs listeners fro