Moby-Dick was one of the greatest novels in the world, though it wasn't popular when it was first published(出版).The writer of the novel, Melville is regarded 1the American Shakespeare.

  Herman Melville ( August 1st,1819-September 28th, 1891 ) was a(n) 2short story writer and poet. His work is often 3to be part of the kind of dark romanticism. He is best known for hisMoby-Dick. He finished the novel Moby-Dick in 1851. 5in the same year only five copies of the novel were sold.

 His first three books 6much attention. The first became a bestseller, but after a fast-blooming(盛开)literary 7 in the late 1840s,his popularity (名气)fell suddenly in the mid-1850s and never recovered during his lifetime. When he died in 1891 ,he was 8 completely forgotten. It was until the "Melville Revival" in the early 20th century, Melville's work won most especially Moby-Dickwas honored as one of the chief(级别最高的)literary works oT^toth American and world literature. He was the first writer to have his works 10 and published by the Library of America. Now his works are popular in the world.

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