Benito Cereno, Herman Melville - Further Reading

FURTHER READING

CRITICISM

Bloch, Bernard B. “Babo and Babeuf: Melville's ‘Benito Cereno.’” In Melville Society Extracts, No. 96 (March 1994): 9-12.

Employs textual evidence related to naming and word play in “Benito Cereno” in order to argue that Melville presents an anti-slavery sentiment in the story.

Eaton, Mark A. “‘Lost in Their Mazes’: Framing Facts and Fictions in Benito Cereno.” InJournal of Narrative Technique 24, No. 3 (Fall 1994): 212-36.

Argues that “Benito Cereno” disputes the authority of historical narratives, citing narrative framing techniques and the story's mediation between literature and history.

Emery, Allan Moore. “The Topicality of Depravity in ‘Benito Cereno.’” InAmerican Literature 55, No. 3 (October 1983): 316-31.

Contends that Melville's tale treats depravity as a human rather than a racial trait and that the story...

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