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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.3
EAN: 9780199535729
ISBN: 0199535728
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 656
Publication Date: May 15, 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
Features:- ISBN13: 9780199535729
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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This classic story of high adventure, manic obsession and metaphysical speculation was Melville's masterpiece. This edition includes passages from Melville's correspondence with Nathaniel Hawthorne, in which the two discuss the philosophical depths of the novel's plot and imagery.
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Moby-Dick may be American literature's most famous work; only The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn even rivals it. It is the kind of book with such a reputation that it is impossible to read without a host of preconceived ideas. One need not even care about it, much less have read it, to know the outline and perhaps much more. Many judge it before reading, if they ever read it, based on what they know - or think they know. This inevitably carries over to reading, often making a self-fulfilling prophecy. ... Read More
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Quite simply put, "Moby Dick" is the "Fight Club" of the 1850's, but better because it is more faithful to its concepts, ideas, and convictions than is Fincher's film. Melville was very critical of the way 19th-century American capitalism subsumed democratic impulses for its own chaotic agenda, but readers during his time didn't like that kind of lecturing. Melville saw his own family's wealth and stability destroyed by the dictates of American capitalism and wrote a book about how the system teeters ... Read More
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Many of the reviewers seem to enjoy this. I however, think its one of the longest, most boring works of art ever created. It starts off fantastic, but then out of nowhere it goes into this dull drum solo. Yawn. Check out, Immigrant Song, much better.
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I somehow avoided having to read this in high school or college, and wanted to give it a shot. After struggling through the first chapter and growing accustomed to the style of writing in the book, I was rewarded with a very intriguing book. I was surprised by the thoughtfulness and detail of some portions of the book, and surprised by Melville's descriptions of whales -- anthropomorphizing them through detailed discussions of their anatomy and behavior.
Obviously, as a classic, this is available ... Read More
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Well, I finally finished it - and as many here have said already, it is an
experience both uplifting and frustrating. There are truly wonderful parts
in the book, and the last few chapters are unbelievable. But, some of
the parts were just too much for me: pages on pages on the categorization
of "whales", and arguments about why they are fish, details about the
properties and use of every part of their body, etc., etc. However, then you are hit
with stuff that you simply ... Read More
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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.3
EAN: 9780199535729
ISBN: 0199535728
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 656
Publication Date: May 15, 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA