Billy Budd: A Story of Protested InnocenceDescribe Billy Budd. Why do you think Melville might have created a character like Billy?Described early on by the author as the Handsome Sailor, Billy Budd is Melville\\\'s story of a handsome, innocent youn Continue Reading...
Billy Budd, Sailor There are many themes to be considered in Herman Melville's story of Billy Budd; individualism verses society, the vulnerability of innocence, and conscience verses law. In this paper we will explore the latter in the context of t Continue Reading...
Benjamin Britten Today, Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) is best known for his instrumental, choral, and operatic compositions as well as being the co-founder of the English Opera Group and the Aldeburgh Festival (Radloff 426). Although Britten's music Continue Reading...
Chillingworth from the Scarlet Letter with Claggart from Billy Budd Herman Mellville admired Nathaniel Hawthorne and presented him as the lucky strike of faith for the American literary world. According to Melville, the genius of Shakespeare had fo Continue Reading...
Myths - "The Other Side of Wonder" Like the empty sky it has no boundaries, yet it is right in this place, ever profound and clear.2 So run the lines from Cheng Tao, describing signifying, identifying myths - always there explaining existence and e Continue Reading...
