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Titre :
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Billy Budd, Sailor : and Other Stories
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Auteurs :
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Herman Melville, Auteur
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Type de document :
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texte imprimé
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Editeur :
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Harmondsworth : Penguin Books, 1981
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Collection :
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The Penguin English Library
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ISBN/ISSN/EAN :
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978-0-14-062451-9
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Format :
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88p / couv. ill. en coul. / 18 cm
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés:
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Innocence
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Good vs. Evil
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Law and Justice
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Authority and Duty
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Martial Law
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Conscience
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Guilt and Responsibility
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Sacrifice
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Order vs. Chaos
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Obedience
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Corruption
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Fate and Free Will
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Violence and Punishment
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Symbolism (Christ figure, serpent imagery, etc.)
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The Nature of Evil (Claggart’s envy)
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The Individual vs. the Institution
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Moral Ambiguity
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Silence and Speech (Billy’s stammer)
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The Sea as a Metaphor for Life and Society
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Résumé :
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Stung by the difficult reception of Moby Dick, Herman Melville became obsessed with the difficulties of communicating his vision to readers. His sesne of isolation lies at the heart of these later works. "Billy Budd, Sailor" is a classic confrontation between good and evil, and the story of an innocent young man unable to defend himself against a wrongful accusation. The other stories also illuminate the way fictions are created and shared by society.
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