Bibliograph

Moby-Dick, Ishmael's mighty book, Kerry McSweeney

Type

Label

Moby-Dick, Ishmael's mighty book, Kerry McSweeney

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-128) and index

Illustrations

portraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Moby-Dick

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

13358012

Responsibility statement

Kerry McSweeney

Series statement

Twayne's masterwork studies, no. 3

Sub title

Ishmael's mighty book

Summary

Provides a critical reading of the text and includes discussion of the work's influence, historical context, and critical reception in addition to a chronology, bibliography, and index

Table Of Contents

Historical context -- A mighty book -- Composition and reception -- "Call me Ishmael" -- Ishmael as narrator -- Epic and tragedy -- Ahab -- Starbuck and others -- Ishmael's vision -- The ending

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