Herman Melville
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Herman Melville has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Fresh Air (Aug 2025). Mentioned as the author of the story Billy Budd, which launched Stamp’s film career.
Herman Melville was an American writer of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851), Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia, and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. At the time of his death, Melville was not well known to the public, but 1919, the centennial of his birth, was the starting point of a Melville revival. Moby-Dick would eventually be considered one of the Great American Novels.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Aug 2025 on Fresh Air |
| Role | Novelist, short story writer, poet |
| Affiliation | American literature |
Who talks about Herman Melville on podcasts?
Terry Gross brought up Herman Melville; the most recent mention was Aug 2025 on Fresh Air.
- Remembering actor Terence Stamp (2002 interview) | Fresh Air on Fresh Air (Aug 2025) — Terry Gross