{"product_id":"melvilles-billy-budd-at-100-9781605831121","title":"Melville's Billy Budd at 100","description":"\u003cb\u003eA centenary study of Melville's \u003ci\u003eBilly Budd\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBilly Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative) \u003c\/i\u003eis Herman Melville's most-read book after Moby-Dick and is regularly taught in literature courses. A century after publication its textual history and interpretive criticism as a literary artifact continue to evolve. This book traces the bibliography of this evolution through numerous \"reading,\" \"genetic,\" and \"fluid\" editions, as well as critical and biographical works illustrating the ranges of approaches to and appreciation of Melville's great unfinished text. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring frontispiece illustration by Barry Moser. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Palmer Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Nashville, Tennessee. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grolier Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50929186832658,"sku":"9781605831121","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c6a89792-998a-4939-a6a8-a6139220cbbd.jpg?v=1739035288","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/melvilles-billy-budd-at-100-9781605831121","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}