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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Philbrick, Nat.     Subjects     Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Moby Dick     Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation.     Sea stories, American -- History and criticism.     Classic fiction -- History and criticism.     Whales in literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Philbrick, Nat.       by title:      Why read Moby-Dick? ...       by call number:      813.3 P545w     Search the Web     Philbrick, Nat.     Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Moby Dick     Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation.     Sea stories, American -- History and criticism.     Classic fiction -- History and criticism.     Whales in literature.       MARC Display

Why read Moby-Dick? / Nathaniel Philbrick. by Philbrick, Nat. Viking, 2011. Call #: 813.3 P545w Subjects Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Moby Dick   Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation.   Sea stories, American -- History and criticism.   Classic fiction -- History and criticism.   Whales in literature. ISBN:  9780670022991 (hc.) 0670022993 (hc. Description:  x, 131 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-131). Contents:  The gospels in this century -- Landlessness -- Desperado philosophy -- Nantucket -- Chowder -- The Pequod -- Ahab -- The anatomy of a demagogue -- Hawthorne -- The view from the masthead -- The sea -- Is there a heaven? -- A mighty, messy book -- Unflinching reality -- Poetry -- Sharks -- The enchanted calm -- Pip -- The squeeze -- The left wing -- So remorseless a havoc -- Queequeg -- Pulling dictatorship out of a hat -- Essex redux -- The inmost leaf -- Ahab's last stand -- Evil art -- Neither believer nor infidel. Summary:  Shares expert guidelines on how to read and appreciate Herman Melville's classic work, offering insight into its history, characters, and themes while explaining its literary relevance in the modern world. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 813.3 P545w Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 813.3 P545w Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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