Billy Budd, Sailor (Radio Theatre)
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (605 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1589970152 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 460 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Adapted from Herman Melville's famous novel and presented by Focus on the Family's Peabody Award–winning Radio Theatre team, Billy Budd will remind listeners of another man, perfectly just, who suffered and died a criminal's death.. Aboard a 1700s British warship, virtuous Billy is unfairly accused of treason by the villainous Master of Arms--a cold-blooded superior officer intent on Billy's destruction. Listeners will be captivated by this moving tale of good versus evil through the life of winsome young sailor Billy Budd
Featuring full-cast narration, seven quality London actors give this reading a British authenticity that grabs listeners from the start. After listening to this abridged version, students'interest might be piqued enough to read the entire novel.Anita Lawson, Ostego High School, MICopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. From School Library Journal Grade 5-12-This is an adaptation of Herman Melville's Billy Budd, a sea adventure filled with suspense and drama. This recording would be a great introduction to Melville's style of writing for an American literature class, and a great way to practice listening skills. The sound effects and background music give the reading a movie-like feel. . The CD starts with just enough of the beginning of the story to hook listeners, and then the host talks about Melville and why he wrote this novel. Melville wrote it to express his views on right and wrong and on justice and redemption. Then it's back to the drama of a ship at se
Nice collection Melville and I have a complicated relationship. He was undoubted brilliant and a great writer. His work is much deeper, and more complex and nuanced than it often appears on the surface of a first reading. The enjoyment of reading Melville is for me pe. Almost Surreal Rajiv Chopra I like this book though, like "Lord Jim", that I recently read, I had to get used to the writing style all over again. The sentences are long, and need concentration in order to understand. Yet, in this book, they convey an almost lyrical, poetic quali. An Ethical Quagmire Amazon Customer Billy Budd is a tough read, but well worth it. The ethical and moral issues it presents are thought provoking and challenging. The characters are symbols rather than flesh and blood but their dilemmas are real. I led a discussion of it in a large, soph
Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, poet, and writer of short stories. His contributions to the Western canon are the whaling novel Moby-Dick (1851); the short work Bartleby, the Scrivener (1853) about a clerk in a Wall Street office; the slave ship narrative Benito Cereno (1