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Author Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.

Title Moby-Dick / Herman Melville ; with an introduction by Larzer Ziff.

Publication Info. New York : Knopf, 1991.
Distributed by Random House.
1 hold on first copy returned of 2 copies
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1504277~S1
Location Call No. Status
 Naper Blvd. Adult Fiction  F MELVILLE    AVAILABLE
 Nichols Adult Fiction  F MELVILLE    DUE 04-23-24
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Description xxix, 593 pages ; 21 cm
Series Everyman's library ; 40.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages xxiii).
Summary A masterpiece of storytelling, this epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding and fanatical sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him. In telling the tale of Ahab's passion for revenge and the fateful voyage that ensued, Melville produced far more than the narrative of a hair-raising journey; Moby-Dick is a tale for the ages that sounds the deepest depths of the human soul. Interspersed with graphic sketches of life aboard a whaling vessel, and a wealth of information on whales and nineteenth-century whaling, Melville's greatest work presents an imaginative and thrilling picture of life at sea, as well as a portrait of heroic determination. The author's keen powers of observation and firsthand knowledge of shipboard life (he served aboard a whaler himself) were key ingredients in crafting a maritime story that dramatically examines the conflict between man and nature. A masterpiece of storytelling and symbolic realism, this thrilling maritime adventure and epic saga pits Ahab, a brooding and vengeful sea captain, against the great white whale that crippled him and came to dominate his life. But more than just the tale of a hair-raising voyage, Melville's riveting story passionately probes the human soul. A literary classic first published in 1851, Moby-Dick remains among the most highly acclaimed novels of the sea and a powerful account of the ultimate human struggle.
Contents Introduction -- Select Bibliography -- Chronology -- Moby-Dick, or, The Whale.
Subject Ahab, Captain (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Whaling ships -- Fiction.
Ship captains -- Fiction.
Mentally ill -- Fiction.
Whaling -- Fiction.
Whales -- Fiction.
Genre Adventure fiction.
Sea stories.
Psychological fiction.
ISBN 0679405593
9780679405597
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SRP 2012
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August 20 2012
SRP 2012 REVIEW: This is often referred to as "The Great American Novel." it certainly is a monumental work. I could do without the gory details of butchering the wales, but otherwise Melville's descriptions are vivid and compelling. I would recommend it even if it weren't part of our cultural heritage.
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