Moby-Dick: Or, The Whale
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Book Description
This classic story of high adventure, manic obsession, and metaphysical speculation was Melville's masterpiece. The tale of Captain Ahab's frantic pursuit of the cunning and notorious white whale Moby Dick, is packed with drama, and draws heavily on the author's own experiences on the high seas. This edition includes passages from Melville's correspondence with Nathaniel Hawthorne, in which the tw... More
Book Information
Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
Binding | Paperback (350 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 656 |
ISBN-10 | 0192817809 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0192817808 |
Publication Date | 04/21/1988 |
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About Tony Tanner (Editor) : Tony Tanner is a published author and an editor. Some of the published credits of Tony Tanner include Mansfield Park (Penguin Classics), Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics).
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10/3/2015 Joshua Mark said:
tags: , philosophy, religion, literature
One of my favorite works of all time and, at times, my all-time favorite. Moby Dick, to me, is the Great American Novel. It is America uniquely but universal in its theme and resonance. The story of one man's obsession with what he cannot catch and hold is something anyone from any culture can relat... more
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