false 15613 81 <b>A handsome young sailor is unjustly accused of plotting mutiny in this timeless tale of the sea. <P></b><P><P><b>This Enriched Classic Edition includes:</b><P><P>A concise introduction that gives readers important background information<P><P>A chronology of the author's life and work<P><P>A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context<P><P>An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations<P><P>Detailed explanatory notes<P><P>Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work<P><P>Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction<P><P>A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience<P><P>Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.<P><P> 2764239 1924 Billy Budd, Sailor (Enriched Classics) total:2482|5:288|4:558|3:725|2:498|1:413| 2482 7256 3068 166 2 3 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Sun Aug 19 20:26:39 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 19 20:32:01 -0700 2007
I am positive that you can find a better novel than this one to use when introducing symbolism and extended metaphor to developing readers. "Christ-figure" is the most over-used of these extended metaphors; over-used to the point where its o...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 19:52:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 16:07:58 -0700 2009 Billy Budd adds to the evidence in Moby Dick that Melville was a master of the English language and a master of all things nautical. It's a great, short tale of good, evil and the sometimes harrowing injustice of circumstance. It was fascinating to see in Melville's last work, the dramatic differenc...more...]]> 2 1 false true Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 08:09:23 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 09:26:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed May 27 18:14:05 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 18 14:47:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 31 09:36:59 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 09:37:44 -0800 2009 For the July Challenge for the [info:]50bookchallenge community, I decided to re-read Billy Budd. I was forced to read this during my senior English class and truly hated it. For the required "Opinion Paper" dealing with each book we read (we could choose our own topics as...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Nov 23 18:48:58 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 18:49:56 -0800 2008 Billy Budd is one of those extremely rare examples of a movie that is better than the book. Melville's original fails to take advantage of a book's natural ability to get inside the heads of its characters and, in so doing, gives up the advantage that books so traditionally have over their film adap...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 13:25:53 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 22:27:08 -0700 2009
I liked it. I would have hated this ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Sep 29 13:41:12 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 06:33:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Jul 18 22:15:18 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 22:18:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Wed Jan 28 10:05:40 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 10:14:55 -0800 2009 Othello, rolling that around in my head for a while, but the act of reading Billy Budd was in itself not a joyful one. On the plus side, I lea...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jun 14 21:45:51 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 22:22:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 22:19:47 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 00:12:59 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Oct 12 14:09:49 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 14:22:15 -0700 2008
"The year 1797, the year of this narrative, belongs to a period which, as every thinker now feels, involved a Crisis for Christendom not exceeded in its undetermined momentousness at the time by any other era whereof ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jul 02 18:57:34 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 18:57:34 -0700 2008
Throughout life and history, laws have been around to define the boundaries between right and wrong, and providing ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 01 05:24:08 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 01 15:36:38 -0800 2009
But look. This book hurts Melville's legacy. Moby Dick is wonderful, but most pe...more...]]> 2 0 false true Fri May 16 16:16:24 -0700 2008 Fri May 16 16:39:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 1978 Thu Jul 30 07:49:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 07:49:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 18:18:12 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 18:23:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 19:27:16 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 19:28:52 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 18:09:17 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 18:10:36 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=15610