The Resource The piazza tales, Herman Melville, (sound recording)
The piazza tales, Herman Melville, (sound recording)
Resource Information
The item The piazza tales, Herman Melville, (sound recording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item The piazza tales, Herman Melville, (sound recording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- First published in 1856, five years after the appearance of Moby Dick, The Piazza Tales comprises six of Herman Melville's finest short stories. Included are two sea tales that encompass the essence of Melville's art: 'Benito Cereno', an exhilarating account of mutiny and rescue aboard a disabled slave ship, which is a parable of man's struggle against the forces of evil, and 'The Encantadas', ten allegorical sketches of the Galapagos Islands, which reveal nature to be both enchanting and horrifying. Two pieces explore themes of isolation and defeat found in Melville's great novels: 'Bartleby, the Scrivener', a prophetically modern story of alienation and loss on nineteenth-century Wall Street, and 'The Bell-Tower', a Faustian tale about a Renaissance architect who brings about his own violent destruction. The other two works reveal Melville's mastery of very different writing styles: 'The Lightning-Rod Man', a satire showcasing his talent for Dickensian comedy, and 'The Piazza', the title story of the collection, which anticipates the author's later absorption with poetry
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- MP3 edition.
- Extent
- 1 MP3 CD (approximately 4 hours, 9 minutes)
- Note
-
- Unabridged
- Compact disc
- Isbn
- 9781974915651
- Label
- The piazza tales
- Title
- The piazza tales
- Statement of responsibility
- Herman Melville
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- First published in 1856, five years after the appearance of Moby Dick, The Piazza Tales comprises six of Herman Melville's finest short stories. Included are two sea tales that encompass the essence of Melville's art: 'Benito Cereno', an exhilarating account of mutiny and rescue aboard a disabled slave ship, which is a parable of man's struggle against the forces of evil, and 'The Encantadas', ten allegorical sketches of the Galapagos Islands, which reveal nature to be both enchanting and horrifying. Two pieces explore themes of isolation and defeat found in Melville's great novels: 'Bartleby, the Scrivener', a prophetically modern story of alienation and loss on nineteenth-century Wall Street, and 'The Bell-Tower', a Faustian tale about a Renaissance architect who brings about his own violent destruction. The other two works reveal Melville's mastery of very different writing styles: 'The Lightning-Rod Man', a satire showcasing his talent for Dickensian comedy, and 'The Piazza', the title story of the collection, which anticipates the author's later absorption with poetry
- Cataloging source
- NRML
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1819-1891
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Melville, Herman
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Literary text for sound recordings
- fiction
- PerformerNote
- Read by Mark Owen, Pete Cross and Michael Lackey
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Owen, Mark
- Cross, Pete
- Lackey, Michael
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Manners and customs
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The piazza tales, Herman Melville, (sound recording)
- Note
-
- Unabridged
- Compact disc
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
-
- audio disc
- computer disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- cd
- Carrier MARC source
-
- rdacarrier
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000063545566
- Dimensions
- 12 cm.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- MP3 edition.
- Extent
- 1 MP3 CD (approximately 4 hours, 9 minutes)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781974915651
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- sound, digital
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1043351410
- System details
- MP3 System requirements: MP3-CD player or PC with MP3-capable software
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- The piazza tales, Herman Melville, (sound recording)
- Note
-
- Unabridged
- Compact disc
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
-
- audio disc
- computer disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- cd
- Carrier MARC source
-
- rdacarrier
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000063545566
- Dimensions
- 12 cm.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- MP3 edition.
- Extent
- 1 MP3 CD (approximately 4 hours, 9 minutes)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781974915651
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- sound, digital
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1043351410
- System details
- MP3 System requirements: MP3-CD player or PC with MP3-capable software
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
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