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TABLE DES MATIÈRES
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 5
I. ŒUVRES AU PROGRAMME ................................................................................................... 5
II. MODALITÉS DE L’ÉPREUVE ..................................................................................................... 5
III. LE PRÉSENT OUVRAGE ............................................................................................................ 6
THE GENERAL BACKGROUND ........................................................................................... 9
I. HERMAN MELVILLE’S BIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................... 9
II. AROUND BILLY BUDD ............................................................................................................. 11
1. The publication of the book ............................................................................................ 11
2. The making of the novel ...................................................................................................12
3. Billy Budd as a “genre” ....................................................................................................14
a. An autobiography........................................................................................................14
b. A realistic novel .............................................................................................................15
c. A political fable .............................................................................................................15
d. A “Greek tragedy” ......................................................................................................16
e. An ethical tale ................................................................................................................17
f. A Biblical allegory ........................................................................................................18
4. Melville’s sources in Billy Budd .....................................................................................19
a. Literary figures ...............................................................................................................19
b. Historical allusions .......................................................................................................21
c. Biblical references ....................................................................................................... 25
d. Myths and legends ..................................................................................................... 26
5. The nautical world .............................................................................................................. 29
a. The Royal Navy in the late 1790s ...................................................................... 29
b. The main parts of a man-of-war............................................................................ 29
c. Baby Budd’s shorter dictionary............................................................................. 32
6. Hierarchy at sea .................................................................................................................. 33
A STUDY OF THE NOVEL .................................................................................................... 35
I. THE MAIN STORY....................................................................................................................... 35
II. THE CHAPTERS............................................................................................................................ 38
Sections and contents ............................................................................................. 39
III. THE MAIN CHARACTERS .................................................................................................... 52
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Billy Budd, Sailor
Identity cards ............................................................................................................................ 52
1. Billy Budd ................................................................................................................................ 53
2. Claggart .................................................................................................................................. 54
3. Captain Vere ......................................................................................................................... 55
TEST SHEETS ...................................................................................................... 59
A. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 59
B. MÉTHODE ..................................................................................................................................... 59
• TEST SHEET 1: The narrative structure ..................................................................... 60
• TEST SHEET 2: Characterization ................................................................................ 66
• TEST SHEET 3: Main themes ......................................................................................... 69
• TEST SHEET 4: Language and style .......................................................................... 73
KEY TO TEST SHEETS ............................................................................................................. 77
WORKSHEETS ........................................................................................................................... 87
A. INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 87
B. MÉTHODE ..................................................................................................................................... 87
• WORKSHEET I: Chapter 1 (From the beginning to ‘... into a cage’)......... 88
• WORKSHEET II: Chapter 2 (From the beginning to ‘... his company’)..... 92
• WORKSHEET III: Chapter 9 (‘Now there was ... ‘ to the end) ..................... 95
• WORKSHEET IV: Chapter 17 (The whole chapter) ........................................... 99
• WORKSHEET V: Chapter 18 (‘Now the peremptory check ... ‘
to the end)................................................................................................................................ 104
• WORKSHEET VI: Chapter 19 (The whole chapter) ........................................ 109
• WORKSHEET VII: Chapter 25 (The whole chapter) ....................................... 113
• WORKSHEET VIII: Chapter 30 (The ballad: BILLY IN THE DARBIES) .... 117
L’ÉPREUVE ORALE.................................................................................................................. 121
I. MODALITÉS.................................................................................................................................. 121
II. CRITÈRES D’ÉVALUATION ................................................................................................. 121
III. CONSEILS PRATIQUES .......................................................................................................122
IV. LEXIQUE SPÉCIFIQUE ..........................................................................................................123
BIBLIOGRAPHY ....................................................................................................................... 125
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