{"product_id":"the-confidence-man-paperback","title":"The Confidence-Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerman Melville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Bryant\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence-Man\u003c\/i\u003e,\" writes John Bryant in his Introduction, \"Melville found a way to render our tragic sense of self and society through the comic strategies of the confidence game. He puts the reader in the game to play its parts and to contemplate the inconsistencies of its knaves and fools.\" Set on a Mississippi steamer on April Fool's Day and populated by a series of shape-shifting con men, \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence-Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a challenging metaphysical and ethical exploration of antebellum American society. Set from the first American edition of 1857, this Modern Library paperback includes an Appendix with Bryant's innovative \"fluid text\" analysis of early manuscript fragments from Melville's novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Confidence-Man,\" writes John Bryant in his Introduction, \"Melville found a way to render our tragic sense of self and society through the comic strategies of the confidence game. He puts the reader in the game to play its parts and to contemplate the inconsistencies of its knaves and fools.\" Set on a Mississippi steamer on April Fool's Day and populated by a series of shape-shifting con men, \"The Confidence-Man is a challenging metaphysical and ethical exploration of antebellum American society. Set from the first American edition of 1857, this Modern Library paperback includes an Appendix with Bryant's innovative \"fluid text\" analysis of early manuscript fragments from Melville's novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Bryant\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English at Hofstra University and the editor of the Melville Society's journal, \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMelville and Repose\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Fluid Text\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eMelville's Tales, Poems, and Other Writings\u003c\/i\u003e, published by the Modern Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750825492768,"sku":"9780375758027","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/371e27431e3b846c4e95a523d3add8d7.webp?v=1779958690","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-confidence-man-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}