MELVILLE AND SPENSER by MINNA HERMAN MALTZ Herman Melville's Redburn () purports to be an autobiographical account by the narrator, now grown to manhood, of his first sea-voyage many years earlier. 1 The verisimilitude of this narrative technique is enhanced by the reader's knowledge that the. · Redburn: His First Voyage, Herman Melville Analysis Start Free Trial Summary. Last Updated on May 6, , by eNotes Editorial. Word Count: . Redburn is a book about a young man whose education and experiences lead him to sea totally unprepared, one who has to adapt without any clear guidance, and who in the process finds life at sea both utterly freeing and constraining, and really that young man is Herman Melville and not Wellingborough Redburn/5(30).
'Redburn' Herman Melville Redburn () tells the story of young Wellingborough Redburn's journey across the Atlantic to England and back on a merchantship. Going to sea more or less on a romantic whim, our hero signs up as a hand on a ship bound for Liverpool. Told in the first person, Redburn describes his education on board, his experiences. Redburn is a classic novel written by Herman Melville and first published in Wellington Redburn is a fifteen-year-old from the state of New York, with only one dream - to run away to sea. However, when he does fulfil this long-held fantasy, he quickly finds that reality as a cabin. A page from The Life and Works of Herman Melville. Redburn: His First Voyage: Publishing history of the first American and British editions Excerpts from the book Contemporary criticism and reviews. Publishing History First British edition published in two volumes on Septem by Richard Bentley, London. First American edition.
Redburn. His First Voyage. By. Herman Melville. 4 (1 Review) Published: The Piazza Tales by Herman Melville Download Read more. Battle-Pieces and Aspects of. 'Redburn' Herman Melville Redburn () tells the story of young Wellingborough Redburn's journey across the Atlantic to England and back on a merchantship. Going to sea more or less on a romantic whim, our hero signs up as a hand on a ship bound for Liverpool. Redburn is a book about a young man whose education and experiences lead him to sea totally unprepared, one who has to adapt without any clear guidance, and who in the process finds life at sea both utterly freeing and constraining, and really that young man is Herman Melville and not Wellingborough Redburn.
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