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  1. Herman Melville (1994 Video)

    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 30 minutes), £13.74

    A programme about Herman Melville from the ‘Famous Authors’ series of documentary biographies. Using film, archive documents, portraits, music and commentary, the programme presents not only a factual...

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  2. Herman Melville: Damned in Paradise (1986)

    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 90 minutes), $39.00 ($89.00 institiutional use)

    From the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia to the New York City docks where he worked as a customs inspector, this documentary tracks the personal and intellectual adventures of Herman Melville. Narrated...

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  3. Hawthorne and Melville (198 Audio)

    Subject
    Literature
    Distribution
    Sale, Audiocassette. 56 min., 2004 sale: £11.00 (+ VAT)

    Recorded in the USA with Americal critics, this series of audiotapes provides an introduction to the major works of literature in the country. This is a talk by James Cox of Dartmouth College

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  4. Beau Travail (2000)

    Director
    Claire Denis
    Subject
    Film studies; French studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £20.00

    Inspired by Herman Melville’s ‘Billy Budd’, filmmaker Claire Denis’ film explores the near-mythical world of the French Foreign Legion. A sergeant-major whose position and power are threatened when...

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