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Moby - ___MASK32___ ; or , The Whale is a novel by American writer Herman Melville , published in 1851 during the period of the American Renaissance . Sailor Ishmael tells the story of the obsessive quest of Ahab , captain of the whaler the " Pequod ", for revenge on Moby ___MASK32___ , the white whale that on the previous whaling voyage bit off Ahab ' s leg at the knee . The novel was a commercial failure and out of print at the time of the author ' s death in 1891 , but during the 20th century , its reputation as a Great American Novel was established . William Faulkner confessed he wished he had written it himself , and D . H . Lawrence called it " one of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world ", and " the greatest book of the ___MASK31___ ever written ". " Call me Ishmael " is among world literature ' s most famous opening sentences . Herman Melville ( ___MASK50___ ___MASK7___ , 1819  September 28 , 1891 ) was an American novelist , ___MASK30___ writer , and poet of the American Renaissance period . His best known works include " Typee " ( 1846 ), a romantic account of his experiences in Polynesian life , and his whaling novel " Moby - Dick " ( 1851 ). His work was almost forgotten during his last thirty years . His writing draws on his experience at sea as a common sailor , exploration of literature and philosophy , and engagement in the contradictions of American society in a period of rapid change . He developed a complex , baroque style : the vocabulary is rich and original , a strong sense of rhythm infuses the elaborate sentences , the imagery is often mystical or ironic , and the abundance of allusion extends to Scripture , myth , philosophy , literature , and the visual arts . The Galápagos Islands ( ___MASK67___ ___MASK66___ : " Archipiélago de Colón ", other Spanish ___MASK66___ : " Islas Galápagos ") are an ___MASK39___ of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific ___MASK99___ surrounding the centre of the Western Hemisphere , west of continental Ecuador , of which they are a ___MASK46___ . The islands are known for their vast number of endemic species and were studied by Charles Darwin during the voyage of the " Beagle ", as his observations and collections contributed to the inception of Darwin ' s theory of evolution by natural selection . A ___MASK30___ is a piece of prose fiction that can be read in one sitting . Emerging from earlier oral storytelling traditions in the 17th century , the ___MASK30___ has grown to encompass a body of work so diverse as to defy easy characterization . At its most prototypical the ___MASK30___ features a small cast of named characters , and focuses on a self - contained incident with the intent of evoking a " single effect " or mood . In doing so , short stories make use of plot , resonance , and other dynamic components to a far greater degree than is typical of an anecdote , yet to a far lesser degree than a novel . While the ___MASK30___ is largely distinct from the novel , authors of both generally draw from a common pool of literary techniques . The Piazza Tales is a ___MASK34___ of ___MASK12___ short stories by American writer Herman Melville , published by Dix & Edwards in the United States in May 1856 and in Britain in June . Except for the newly written title story , " The Piazza ," all of the stories had appeared in " Putnam ' s Monthly " in 1853 - 1855 . The ___MASK34___ includes what has long been regarded as the author ' s three most important achievements in the ___MASK68___ of short fiction , " Bartleby , the Scrivener ", " Benito Cereno ", and " The Encantadas ", his sketches of the Galápagos Islands . Polynesia ( from " poly " " many " + " nsos " " ___MASK70___ ") is a ___MASK15___ of Oceania , made up of over ___MASK7___ , 000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean . The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are termed Polynesians and they share many similar traits including language family , culture , and beliefs . Historically , they were experienced sailors and used stars to navigate during the night . Benito Cereno is a ___MASK59___ by Herman Melville . It was first serialized in Putnam ' s Monthly in 1855 and later included a slightly revised version in his collection The Piazza Tales ( 1856 ) . A poet is a ___MASK100___ who writes ___MASK91___ . Poets ___MASK8___ describe themselves as such or be described as such by others . A poet ___MASK8___ simply be a writer of ___MASK91___ , or ___MASK8___ perform their ___MASK1___ to an audience . A ___MASK59___ is a ___MASK95___ of written , fictional , ___MASK80___ ___MASK18___ normally longer than a ___MASK30___ but shorter than a novel . The English word "" ___MASK59___ " derives from the Italian " ___MASK59___ ", feminine of " novello ", which means " new ". The ___MASK59___ is a common literary genre in several European languages . Typee : A Peep at Polynesian Life is the first ___MASK27___ by American writer Herman Melville , published first in London , then New York , in 1846 . Considered a classic in ___MASK61___ and ___MASK97___ literature , the narrative is partly based on the author ' s actual experiences on the island Nuku Hiva in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands in 1842 , liberally supplemented with imaginative reconstruction and adaptation of material from other books . The title is from the province Tai Pi Vai . " Typee " was Melville ' s most popular work during his lifetime ; it made him notorious as the " man who lived among the cannibals ". " The Encantadas , or Enchanted Isles " is a ___MASK59___ by American author Herman Melville . First published in " Putnam ' s ___MASK87___ " in 1854 , it consists of ___MASK13___ philosophical " Sketches " on the Encantadas , or Galápagos Islands . It was collected in " The Piazza Tales " in 1856 . " The Encantadas " was a success with the critics , and contained some of Melville ' s " most memorable ___MASK18___ ". " Bartleby , the Scrivener : A Story of ___MASK23___ Street " is a ___MASK30___ by the American writer Herman Melville , first serialized anonymously in two parts in the November and December 1853 issues of " Putnam ' s Magazine ", and reprinted with minor textual alterations in his " The Piazza Tales " in 1856 . A ___MASK23___ Street lawyer hires a new clerk who  after an initial bout of hard work  refuses to make copy and any other task required of him , with the words " I would prefer not to ". The lawyer cannot bring himself to remove Bartleby from his premises , and decides instead to move his office , but the new proprietor removes Bartleby to prison , where he perishes . A ___MASK57___ is a long ___MASK80___ , normally in ___MASK18___ , which describes fictional characters and events , usually in the form of a sequential story .