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CR Episode 208: Benito Cereno, Part II

CR Episode 208: Benito Cereno, Part II

Critical Readings · Critical Readings

January 15, 20241h 1m

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Show Notes

The panel discusses the second half of Melville's Benito Cereno, with a focus on the American abolition movement, the obliviousness (wilful or not) of Captain Amasa Delano, the mental domination of Benito Cereno, and Bobo's refusal to be subjugated.