Episode 281: Herman Melville: The Piazza Tales (The Piazza, Bartleby, Benito Cereno)

American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time)
31/12/2018 48 min Episodio 339
Episode 281: Herman Melville: The Piazza Tales (The Piazza, Bartleby, Benito Cereno)

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A few of Melville's most famous tales are "Benito Cereno" and "Bartleby the Scrivener". They make up the first half of the collection, "The Piazza Tales". Lots to discuss in these important works.

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