Whale of a Tale: John Bryant Uncovers the “Darkness Underneath the Surface” of American Writer Herman Melville
American novelist, short story writer, and poet, Herman Melville (1819-1891) is best known for his masterpiece Moby-Dick and his shorter works Typee, “Bartleby,” “Benito Cereno,” and “Billy Budd.” John Bryant is a leading Herman Melville scholar and Professor Emeritus of English at Hofstra University. He is the founder...