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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...]]> 62278533 762235 15613 1416523723 9781416523727 145 <![CDATA[Billy Budd, Sailor]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166676117m/15613.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15613.Billy_Budd_Sailor 2.93 2296 A handsome young sailor is unjustly accused of plotting mutiny in this timeless tale of the sea.

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A concise introduction that gives readers important background information

A chronology of the author's life and work

A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context

An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations

Detailed explanatory notes

Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience

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]]> 3 2 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...]]> 52892708 1792361 15613 1416523723 9781416523727 145 <![CDATA[Billy Budd, Sailor]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166676117m/15613.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15613.Billy_Budd_Sailor 2.93 2296 A handsome young sailor is unjustly accused of plotting mutiny in this timeless tale of the sea.

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A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context

An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations

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Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

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]]> 2 1 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...]]> 44952940 558368 15613 1416523723 9781416523727 145 <![CDATA[Billy Budd, Sailor]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166676117m/15613.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15613.Billy_Budd_Sailor 2.93 2296 A handsome young sailor is unjustly accused of plotting mutiny in this timeless tale of the sea.

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A concise introduction that gives readers important background information

A chronology of the author's life and work

A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context

An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations

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Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience

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]]> 3 1 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...]]> 38494142 1509135 15614 0895591324 3 <![CDATA[Billy Budd]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166676118m/15614.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15614.Billy_Budd 2.80 30 A handsome young sailor is unjustly accused of plotting mutiny in this timeless tale of the sea.

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Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

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]]> 2 1 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...]]> 60672126 881570 15614 0895591324 3 <![CDATA[Billy Budd]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166676118m/15614.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15614.Billy_Budd 2.93 2538 A handsome young sailor is unjustly accused of plotting mutiny in this timeless tale of the sea.

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A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context

An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations

Detailed explanatory notes

Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

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Detailed explanatory notes

Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

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A concise introduction that gives readers important background information

A chronology of the author's life and work

A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context

An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations

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Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

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A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context

An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations

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Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

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"The texts are impeccably accurate. . . . The collection is accompanied by an unobtrusive but expert annotation. . . . Probably Melville's finest short work, the incomplete 'Billy Budd,' [is] a striking reworking of the crucifixion set in the English maritime service of the Revolutionary period."—John Sutherland, The Los Angeles Times</div>]]> 3 0 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...]]> 35127304 203955 15613 1416523723 9781416523727 145 <![CDATA[Billy Budd, Sailor]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166676117m/15613.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15613.Billy_Budd_Sailor 2.93 2296 A handsome young sailor is unjustly accused of plotting mutiny in this timeless tale of the sea.

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A concise introduction that gives readers important background information

A chronology of the author's life and work

A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context

An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations

Detailed explanatory notes

Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience

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"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...]]> 26170546 1293927 15613 1416523723 9781416523727 145 <![CDATA[Billy Budd, Sailor]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166676117m/15613.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15613.Billy_Budd_Sailor 2.93 2296 A handsome young sailor is unjustly accused of plotting mutiny in this timeless tale of the sea.

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A concise introduction that gives readers important background information

A chronology of the author's life and work

A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context

An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations

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Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience

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Throughout life and history, laws have been around to define the boundaries between right and wrong, and providing ...more...]]> 9796614 504424 15613 1416523723 9781416523727 145 <![CDATA[Billy Budd, Sailor]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166676117m/15613.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15613.Billy_Budd_Sailor 2.93 2296 A handsome young sailor is unjustly accused of plotting mutiny in this timeless tale of the sea.

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A concise introduction that gives readers important background information

A chronology of the author's life and work

A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context

An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations

Detailed explanatory notes

Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

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But look. This book hurts Melville's legacy. Moby Dick is wonderful, but most pe...more...]]> 22396486 653611 15613 1416523723 9781416523727 145 <![CDATA[Billy Budd, Sailor]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166676117m/15613.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15613.Billy_Budd_Sailor 2.93 2296 A handsome young sailor is unjustly accused of plotting mutiny in this timeless tale of the sea.

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A concise introduction that gives readers important background information

A chronology of the author's life and work

A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context

An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations

Detailed explanatory notes

Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience

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A concise introduction that gives readers important background information

A chronology of the author's life and work

A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context

An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations

Detailed explanatory notes

Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience

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A concise introduction that gives readers important background information

A chronology of the author's life and work

A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context

An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations

Detailed explanatory notes

Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience

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A concise introduction that gives readers important background information

A chronology of the author's life and work

A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context

An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations

Detailed explanatory notes

Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience

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