Name: Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Quiet Rebellion Against Modern Life - A Tale of Isolation, Resistance & Routine (en Inglés)
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Author: Melville, Herman; Zengerink, Tim
ISBN: 9781806299072

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Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Quiet Rebellion Against Modern Life - A Tale of Isolation, Resistance & Routine (en Inglés)

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Libro Físico

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Library of Alexandria

Autor

Melville, Herman; Zengerink, Tim

Idioma

Inglés

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Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

20.3 x 12.7 x 0.4 cm

ISBN13

9781806299072

Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Quiet Rebellion Against Modern Life - A Tale of Isolation, Resistance & Routine (en Inglés)

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Reseña del libro "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Quiet Rebellion Against Modern Life - A Tale of Isolation, Resistance & Routine (en Inglés)"

What if the most radical rebellion was simply to say "no"?Herman Melville's Bartleby, the Scrivener is a razor-sharp parable of modern alienation, as relevant in today's open-plan offices as in the ledger-lined corridors of nineteenth-century Wall Street. This definitive presentation restores Melville's wit, irony, and moral complexity while offering gentle notes for contemporary readers.When an amiable lawyer hires the enigmatic Bartleby, productivity soars-until the scrivener's sudden refusals grind the office's gears to a halt. Neither threats nor compassion can move him. As piles of unexamined documents grow, so does an unsettling question: What does society owe to the souls it consumes?What You'll Discover in This Edition: A Portrait of Passive Dissent - See how Bartleby's polite non-compliance destabilizes capitalism's clockwork.The Birth of Modern Bureaucracy - Walk Wall Street's corridors where faceless labor first met mass paperwork.Timeless Themes of Empathy & Duty - Confront the moral dilemma of helping those who refuse to help themselves.Melville's Dark Humor & Style - Experience prose that balances dry comedy with existential weight.Contextual Enhancements - Light annotations clarify period law-office culture without interrupting narrative flow.Perfect for readers of Kafka, Camus, or contemporary workplace satires, Bartleby invites you to question obedience, purpose, and the silent costs of "business as usual."