Talk:Bartleby the Scrivener
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More information is needed about the John C. Colt - Samuel Adams murder case.
I don't know particularly a lot about Wikipedia customs and practices, but I thought that this would be best to put here (?): The "alternate" explanation of Bartleby's refusal to work is utterly shortsighted and literarily ignorant. It really shouldn't be here. What is the protocol for removing something like this? Tweedy7736 10:09, 19 June 2006 (UTC)tweedy7736
Right—it's outta here. Tweedy7736 08:36, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
"However, Bartleby 'prefers' not to eat" - Very funny
- Dostoevskian Influence?
- Can anyone confirm whether Melville would have had access to Dostoevsky's short stories, in particular "An Honest Thief" (1848)? I read Melville second and it struck me as very similar to Dostoevsky's story, except in its conclusion. (I'm not sure if Dostoevsky would have been available in a language Melville could read in the five years between the publication of the two pieces.) If anyone could help here, it would be much appreciated. --Todeswalzer|Talk 01:27, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The Raven and Bartleby
Interesting and well-written--but sounds like original research to me. As such, it invites deletion. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ilyaunfois (talk • contribs) 22:26, 13 January 2007 (UTC).
A quick search reveals at least one writer who relates Bartleby to the Raven: <http://www.jstor.org/view/00031283/ap020051/02a00060/3>. I imagine there must be others. Tweedy7736 01:58, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
