American Renaissance ยท Novel / stories
Benito Cereno
by Herman Melville. A major work by Herman Melville exploring obsession, authority, metaphysics; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1855
- Origin
- United States
- Genre
- Novel / stories
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Herman Melville exploring obsession, authority, metaphysics; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.