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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 two discussed the philosophical depths of the novel's plot and imagery.
| ISBN | 0199535728 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780199535729
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 405 | | Publisher | Oxford University Press | | Published in | Oxford | | Imprint | Oxford University Press | | Series title | Oxford World's Classics | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780192833853 | | Publication date | 17 Apr 2008 | | Height (mm) | 196 | | Library of Congress | PS | | Width (mm) | 129 | | DEWEY | 813.3 | | Spine width (mm) | 27 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | General | | Pages | 592 | | Alternative ISBN | 9781569945056 |
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1 mans fight against nature, his own body & his crew. Told by a young man setting out in the world on a dangerous pursuit. - George DavidgeIt is one of a few books that speaks to all time. - Dan MatlagaIt's a compendium of the universe, a beautiful rant against transcendentalism, an eloquent debunking of the theory of self-entitlement, and a really great story about a powerful man who goes wackadoo chasing a whale. I never stop reading this book. When I finish the last page, I turn it over and start again. It might take me six months, with plenty of other books in between, but I learn something new or change my mind about a hundred things every time I read it. - Erika Mattingly - Heffers Bookshop, Cambridge Read all reviews (4) Write a review
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