Chasing the white whale : the Moby-Dick marathon ; or, what Melville means today /

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"The nonstop reading of Melville's titanic epic 'Moby Dick' in the setting of New Bedford's Whaling Museum has inspire[d] this fresh look at the novel in light of its most devoted followers. With some trepidation, David Dowling joined the ranks of the Melvillians to particip...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dowling, David Oakey, 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891. > Moby Dick.
Moby Dick (Melville, Herman)
Sea stories, American > History and criticism.
Whaling in literature.
Whales in literature.
Récits de mer américains > Histoire et critique.
Baleines dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
Sea stories, American
Whales in literature
Whaling in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Shipping out
  • That everlasting itch: the allure of whaling and marathon reading
  • Queequeg's ink: the dilemma of reading the inscrutable
  • Readers and crew
  • Captain and mates: honored readers
  • Harpooners and sailors: the unsung readers
  • Twenty-five tumultuous hours
  • Survival: enduring the sledge-hammering seas of the soul
  • The breach: exulting in the whale.

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