{"product_id":"9780486811895","title":"Herman Melville The Dover Reader","description":"Despite the early success of his tales of adventure in the South Seas, Herman Melville (1819–1891) suffered a reversal of fortunes with the 1851 publication of \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick. \u003c\/i\u003eThe great epic, now recognized as a masterpiece, was scorned by an uncomprehending nineteenth-century audience. Melville's preoccupation with metaphysical and philosophical issues and his use of symbols and archetypes foreshadowed elements of latter-day literature, and modern readers rejoice in his groundbreaking explorations of timeless questions. \u003cbr\u003eAlong with excerpts from \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick,\u003c\/i\u003e this anthology presents the complete text of Melville's classic of travel and adventure literature, \u003ci\u003eTypee: A Peep at Polynesian Life.\u003c\/i\u003e Additional features include the short stories \"Bartleby the Scrivener,\" \"The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids,\" and \"The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles.\" \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104211419376,"sku":"9780486811895","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486811895_p0.jpg?v=1763709103","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486811895","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}