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.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891. > Moby Dick.
Whales in literature.
Whaling in literature.
Sea stories, American > History and criticism.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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500 |a "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 participate in the event for the full twenty-five hours. He survived to [tell] the tale of the voyage to the marathon reading that organizes his critical analysis of the novel from its romantic departure to its sledgehammering seas, detailing the culture of the top brass to the common crew and scrutinizing the inscrutable in and through Melville's great novel"--Provided by publisher. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-236) and index. 
505 0 |a 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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