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Moby-Dick, Herman Melville ; with an introduction by Edward Said ; [notes and chronology by G. Thomas Tanselle]

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Moby-Dick, Herman Melville ; with an introduction by Edward Said ; [notes and chronology by G. Thomas Tanselle]

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 651-660)

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Moby-Dick

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548596939

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Herman Melville ; with an introduction by Edward Said ; [notes and chronology by G. Thomas Tanselle]

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"Moby-Dick" is one of the great epics of all literature. Captain Ahab's hunt for the white whale drives the narrative at a relentless pace, while Ishmael's meditations on whales and whaling, on the sublime indifference of nature, and on the grimy details of the extraction of oil provide a reflective counterpoint to the headlong idolatrous quest. Sometimes read as a terrifying study of monomania or a critical inquiry into the sinister effects of reducing life to symbols, "Moby-Dick" also offers colorful and often comic glimpses of sea-faring life. -- page 4 of cover

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