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Bartleby, the scrivener a story of Wall-Street, short story

"Regarded as one of the greatest novellas ever written, Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener" follows a nondescript law clerk, Bartleby, who takes a stand against the tyranny of modern life and makes an art form out of nonconformity in the process."--Overdrive website.

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  • "船乗りビリー・バッド"
  • "Story of Wall-street"@en
  • "Jimmy Rose"@it
  • "Billy Budd, foretopman"
  • "Billy Budd, foretopman"@en
  • "Herman Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener, Benito Cereno and Billy Budd"@en
  • "Benito Cereno"
  • "Benito Cereno"@en
  • "Story of Wall-Street"@en
  • "Bartleby el escribiente"
  • "Bartleby lo scrivano"
  • "Bartleby lo scrivano"@it
  • "Bartleby le scribe"
  • "Bartleby the scrivener"@it
  • "Bartleby the scrivener"@en
  • "Bartleby the scrivener; a story of Wall Street"@tr
  • "Funanori Birī Baddo"
  • "Kardinal Napellus"
  • "Billy Budd"@en
  • "Písař Bartleby"
  • "Bartleby"
  • "Bartleby"@en
  • "Bartleby, el escribiente"@es

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  • ""Regarded as one of the greatest novellas ever written, Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener" follows a nondescript law clerk, Bartleby, who takes a stand against the tyranny of modern life and makes an art form out of nonconformity in the process."--Overdrive website."@en
  • ""Je préférerais ne pas", telle est la réponse irrévocable et universelle de Bartleby, commis aux écritures dans un cabinet de Wall Street. Cette résistance absolue le conduit doucement à l'isolement le plus total. Une nouvelle traduction qui met en valeur l'humour d'H. Melville (1819-1891)."
  • "Bartleby the Scrivener (1853), by Herman Melville, tells the story of a quiet, hardworking legal copyist who works in an office in the Wall Street area of New York City. One day Bartleby declines the assignment his employer gives him with the inscrutable ""I would prefer not."" The utterance of this remark sets off a confounding set of actions and behavior, making the unsettling character of Bartleby one of Melville's most enigmatic and unforgettable creations."@en
  • "Herman Melville was an 18th century American novelist, poet, essayist and short story writer. He is best known for his works Moby Dick and Typee. During his lifetime he was considered a failure, but after his death his worth as a writer was recognized. Bartleby is a novella, which first appeared in Putnam's Magazine. The narrator is an elderly lawyer who helps his clients with mortgages, titles and bonds. The lawyer's office has two employees Nippers and Turkey. Turkey is a drunk and Nippers has indigestion. The office is able to function because Nippers indigestion is at a time when Turkey is sober and Turkey is hung over when Nippers is feeling better. Bartleby is hired in the hopes that his temperament will calm down the office. As the story progresses Melville brings a sense of the human condition as seen through the eyes of a lowly employee."@en
  • "The classic tale of existential despair A Wall Street lawyer specializing in bonds and mortgages hires a respectable young man to copy legal documents by hand. At first, the new scrivener approaches his duties with a calm efficiency. Then comes the day when his response to a new assignment is, "I would prefer not to." The mysterious phrase soon becomes Bartleby's reply to everything asked of him, and his surrender to inertia is both maddening and inexorable. Torn between frustration and pity, anger and sorrow, his employer desperately tries to save Bartleby, but the cause is as doomed to disap."@en
  • ""I prefer not to," he respectfully and slowly said, and mildly disappeared. Academics hail it as the beginning of modernism, but to readers around the world--even those daunted by Moby-Dick--Bartleby the Scrivener is simply one of the most absorbing and moving novellas ever. Set in the mid-19th century on New York City's Wall Street, it was also, perhaps, Herman Melville's most prescient story: what if a young man caught up in the rat race of commerce finally just said, "I would prefer not to?""
  • ""I prefer not to," he respectfully and slowly said, and mildly disappeared. Academics hail it as the beginning of modernism, but to readers around the world'even those daunted by Moby-Dick'Bartleby the Scrivener is simply one of the most absorbing and moving novellas ever. Set in the mid-19th century on New York City's Wall Street, it was also, perhaps, Herman Melville's most prescient story: what if a young man caught up in the rat race of commerce finally just said, "I would prefer not to"' The tale is one of the final works of fiction published by Melville before, slipping into despair over the continuing critical dismissal of his work after Moby-Dick, he abandoned publishing fiction. The work is presented here exactly as it was originally published in Putnam's magazine'to, sadly, critical disdain. The Art of The Novella Series Too short to be a novel, too long to be a short story, the novella is generally unrecognized by academics and publishers. Nonetheless, it is a form beloved and practiced by literature's greatest writers. In the Art Of The Novella series, Melville House celebrates this renegade art form and its practitioners with titles that are, in many instances, presented in book form for the first time. From the Trade Paperback edition."@en
  • "An aging lawyer hires a new copyist to help with his firm's workload, and at first he finds himself pleased with his new employee. Bartleby is quiet, efficient and he doesn't display any of the loud eccentricities of the firm's other two copyists, Nippers and Turkey. But one day, when the lawyer asks Bartleby if he will help him compare copies, Bartleby simply replies, "I would prefer not to." As time goes by and Bartleby's strange refusals multiply, the lawyer becomes increasingly dumbfounded and Bartleby's apathy escalates into the ridiculous. "Bartleby, the Scrivener" is an amusing tale by Herman Melville, author of Moby-Dick, which has been studied and interpreted in countless ways over the years. Some scholars claim that the character of Bartleby is a response to American transcendentalism, while others suggest that he reflects Melville's disillusionment with his writing career. Whatever the case, "Bartleby, the Scrivener" has become one of the most famous early American short stories, paving the way for other absurdist literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library."@en
  • "Bartleby, avec son mystérieux leitmotiv "J'aimerais mieux pas", et parce qu'il n'est que cette phrase, ouvre un trou béant dans le monde matériel que rien ne peut plus venir colmater et, dans le monde qu'on supposait fermé du langage, car toute logique y est définitivement anéantie."
  • "Een notarisklerk weigert om onduidelijke redenen zijn werk te doen."
  • "These three short works represents the last flowering of Herman Melville's genius. By the time "Bartleby the Scrivener" (1853) and "Benito Cereno" (1855) were published, Melville's career as a successful author was effectively over, even though he was still in his mid-thirties (Billy Budd, Foretopman, was not published until 1924, more than three decades after its author's death.) The exotic adventures that had launched Melville's fame had given way to what many readers of the day regarded as obscure philosophizing. Today we can see in the somber image of the poor scrivener who "would prefer not to" an existential figure foreshadowing the imagination of Kafka decades before that writer's birth. In the credulous Captain Delano's distorted vision of reality in "Benito Cereno," and the despair of Claggart as he looks upon the inarticulate purity of Billy Budd, today's readers confront the great philosophical and literary issues of our time -- of all time -- expressed with the profundity of feeling rarely equaled in the greatest works of the world's literature. - Back cover."@en
  • "Literature Online includes the KnowledgeNotes student guides, a unique collection of critical introductions to major literary works. These high-quality, peer-reviewed academic resources are tailored to the needs of literature students and serve as a complement to the guidance provided by lecturers and seminar teachers."@en
  • "Literature Online includes the KnowledgeNotes student guides, a unique collection of critical introductions to major literary works. These high-quality, peer-reviewed academic resources are tailored to the needs of literature students and serve as a complement to the guidance provided by lecturers and seminar teachers."
  • ""Ich möchte lieber nicht." Als Schreiber in einer New Yorker Kanzlei ist Bartleby eigentlich der ideale Angestellte: hingebungsvoll fleissig, rechtschaffen und still. Doch leise und sanftmütig spricht er auch, immer wieder, den einen Satz, der seinen Vorgesetzten in die Verzweiflung treibt. Bartleby möchte lieber keine Abschriften prüfen. Er möchte lieber keine Botengänge übernehmen. Schliesslich möchte er überhaupt nicht mehr schreiben. Er möchte aber auch die Kanzlei nicht verlassen - und bleibt, gegen jeden Zuspruch, jede Drohung und jede Hilfe resistent. Er erklärt sich nicht und überlässt seine Umgebung ihrer Ratlosigkeit und Verzweiflung, bis zum bitteren Ende. Herman Melvilles Erzählung ist ein Schlüsseltext der modernen Weltliteratur, der hier in der eleganten Übersetzung von Karlernst Ziem und mit einem Nachwort von Wilhelm Genazino vorliegt. Herman Melville, geb. 1819 und gest. 1891 in New York, war als junger Autor erfolgreich, viel gelesen und berühmt. Doch bereits sein Meisterwerk Moby Dick stiess auf Unverständnis bei Lesern und Kritik. Bartleby der Schreiber erlebte kein freundlicheres Schicksal, und Melville war bei seinem Tod so gut wie vergessen. Heute ist er unbestritten einer der wichtigsten Autoren der Moderne."
  • ""Je préférerais ne pas", telle est la réponse irrévocable et universelle de Bartleby, commis aux écritures dans un cabinet de Wall Street. Cette résistance absolue le conduit doucement à l'isolement le plus total. Une nouvelle traduction qui met en valeur l'humour d'H. Melville (1819-1891).--[Memento]."
  • "Comic book adaptation of Melville's novel about a scrivener who is a problem worker in his law office in New York of the 1860s."
  • "Bartleby the Scrivener (1853), by Herman Melville, tells the story of a quiet, hardworking legal copyist who works in an office in the Wall Street area of New York City. One day Bartleby declines the assignment his employer gives him with the inscrutable "I would prefer not." The utterance of this remark sets off a confounding set of actions and behavior, making the unsettling character of Bartleby one of Melville's most enigmatic and unforgettable creations."

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  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@es
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Translations"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Novela psicológica"@es
  • "Libros electronicos"
  • "Bilingual editions"
  • "Roman américain"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@es
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en
  • "American prose"
  • "Erzählende Literatur"
  • "Anthologie"
  • "Biography"
  • "Short stories"@en
  • "Comic books, strips, etc"
  • "Dvojjazyčná vydání"
  • "Artists' books"
  • "Americké prózy"
  • "Nowele amerykańskie"@pl
  • "Erzählende Literatur: Hauptwerk vor 1945"
  • "Psychological fiction"@en
  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Psychological fiction"@es

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  • "Bartleby lo scrivano : una storia di Wall Street"@it
  • "Skriveren Bartleby : en historie om Wall Street 1853"@da
  • "Skriveren Bartleby : en historie om Wall Street"@da
  • "Bartleby the scrivener : [engl. - dt.] = Bartleby der Schreiber"
  • "Bartleby el escribiente : un relato de Wall-Street"@es
  • "Bartleby, el escribiente"@es
  • "Bartleby, el escribiente"
  • "Bartleby, el escribiente"@ca
  • "Bartleby the scrivener = Bartleby le scribe"
  • "Bartleby the scrivener from KnowledgeNotes student guides a story of Wall Street"
  • "Bartleby le scribe ; Billy Budd, marin ; et autres romans"
  • "Bartleby, the scrivener a story of Wall-Street, short story"@en
  • "Bartleby le scribe"
  • "Bartleby le scribe / Notes pour une vie de Herman Melville / par Philippe Jaworski"
  • "Bartleby le scribe. Billy Budd, marin et autres romans"
  • "Bartleby der Schreiber : Eine Erzählung"
  • "Bartleby le scribe : Billy Budd, marin ; et autres romans"
  • "Bartleby, l'escrivent : una història de Wall Street"
  • "Bartleby, l'escrivent : una història de Wall Street"@ca
  • "Bartleby the Scrivener"
  • "Bartleby the Scrivener"@en
  • "Bartleby the Scrivener, Beinto Cereno, Billy Budd"
  • "Bartleby the scrivener"@it
  • "Bartleby the scrivener"
  • "Bartleby the scrivener"@en
  • "Bartleby the scrivener = Písař Bartleby"
  • "Bartleby le scribe Billy Budd, marin : et autres romans"
  • "Bartleby the scrivener ; Benito Cereno ; Billy Budd"@en
  • "Skriveren Bartleby : en Historie om Wall Street (1853)"
  • "Bartleby lo scrivano"
  • "Bartleby lo scrivano"@it
  • "Bartleby, le scribe"
  • "Bartleby the Scrivener : a story of Wall Street"
  • "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street"@en
  • "Skriveren Bartleby"
  • "Skriveren Bartleby"@da
  • "Bātorubī; Funanori Birī Baddo"
  • "Bartleby izkribatzailea"
  • "Bartleby, the scrivener : a story of Wall-street"@en
  • "Bartleby, the scrivener : a story of Wall-street"
  • "Bartleby, The Scrivener"
  • "Bartleby the scrivener = Bartleby der Schreiber"
  • "バートルビー・ 船乗りビリー・バッド"
  • "Der Schreiber Bartleby"
  • "Bartleby, l'escrivent una història de Wall Street"
  • "Bartleby, l'escrivent : una història de Wall-Street"
  • "Preferiría no hacerlo : Bartleby el escribiente, seguido de tres ensayos sobre Bartleby"@es
  • "Bartleby, the scrivener a story of Wall-Street"@en
  • "Bartleby the scrivener [engl.u.dt.] Bartleby der Schreiber"
  • "Bartleby l'escrivent"
  • "Bartleby, l'escrivent : novela curta"
  • "Bātorubī funanori birī baddo"@ja
  • "Bartleby, the scrivener a story of Wall Street"@en
  • "Bartleby el escribiente y otros cuentos"@es
  • "Bartleby, der Schreiber"
  • "Bartleby: el escribiente"@es
  • "Der Schreiber Bartleby : Erzählungen"
  • "Preferiría no hacerlo : Bartleby el escribiente"@es
  • "Preferiría no hacerlo : Bartleby el escribiente"
  • "Bartleby, le scribe : une histoire de Wall Street"
  • "Bartleby l'escribiente : un relatu de Wall Street"
  • "Der Schreiber von Bartleby"
  • "Bartleby, l'escrivent"
  • "Bartleby, l'escrivent"@ca
  • "Bartleby lo scrivano : e altri racconti americani"
  • "Bartleby, the scrivener : a story of Wall-Street"@en
  • "Bartleby the scrivener : a story of Wall Street"@en
  • "Bartleby the scrivener : a story of Wall Street"
  • "Bartleby, The Scrivener a Story of Wall-Street"@en
  • "Bartleby, the scrivener"
  • "Bartleby, the scrivener"@en
  • "Bartleby the scrivener = Bartleby lo scrivano"@it
  • "Bartleby the Scrivener, Benito Cereno, and Billy Budd"@en
  • "Bartleby the scrivener : a story of Wall-Street"
  • "Katip Bartleby : bir wall street öyküsü"@tr
  • "Kâtip Bartleby : bir Wall Street öyküsü"
  • "Bartleby, the scrivener : a story of Wall-Street, 1853"@en
  • "Bartleby, the scrivener a story of Wall-Street = Bartleby, el escribiente : una historia de Wall Street"@es
  • "Bartleby el escribiente"
  • "Bartleby el escribiente"@es
  • "Bartleby, the scrivener a story of Wall-street"@en
  • "Bartleby, el escribiente y otros cuentos"@es
  • "Bartleby, der Schreiber : eine Geschichte aus der Wall Street"
  • "Preferiría no hacerlo"
  • "Preferiría no hacerlo"@es
  • "Bartleby, the Scrivener A Story of Wall-Street"@en
  • "Bartleby, L'escrivent"
  • "Mpartlempy, o graphias : kai alles treis istories"
  • "Bartleby der Schreiber : eine Erzählung"
  • "Bartleby, the scrivener : a story of Wall Street"@en
  • "Bartleby, the scrivener : a story of Wall Street"
  • "Bartleby, el escribiente un relato de Wall-Street"@es
  • "Kopista Bartleby : historia z Wall Street"@pl
  • "バートルビー・船乗りビリー・バッド"
  • "Bartleby the scivener"
  • "Bartleby lo scrivano e altri racconti americani"@it
  • "Bartleby, el escribiente [Texto impreso]"@es
  • "Bartleby, el escribiente : Un relato de Walt Street"
  • "Bartleby the scrivener ; Benito Cereno ; Billy Budd, foretopman"@en
  • "Bartleby, the Scrivener"@en
  • "Bartleby, the Scrivener"
  • "Bartleby : el escribiente"@es
  • "Písař Bartleby : příběh z Wall Streetu"
  • "Bartleby, the scrivener = Bartleby lo scrivano"
  • "Bartleby, the scrivener = Bartleby lo scrivano"@it
  • "Bartleby the scrivener : and Billy Budd, foretopman"
  • "Bartleby, the scrivaner = Bartleby lo scrivano"
  • "Bartleby the scrivener a story of Wall Street"
  • "Bartleby the scrivener a story of Wall Street"@en
  • "Bartleby der Schreiber"
  • "Bartleby lo scrivano = Bartleby the scrivener ; Jimmy Rose"

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