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Readings on Moby-Dick, Raymond Obstfeld and Loretta Obstfeld, book editors

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Label

Readings on Moby-Dick, Raymond Obstfeld and Loretta Obstfeld, book editors

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-198) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Readings on Moby-Dick

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

50913038

Responsibility statement

Raymond Obstfeld and Loretta Obstfeld, book editors

Series statement

The Greenhaven Press literary companion to American literature

Table Of Contents

The art of Moby-Dick. Melville's style is both original and a reflection of his times / Richard Chase ; The four levels of rhetorical style / Walter E. Bezanson ; Melville's inventive use of language / Newton Arvin ; The four worlds of setting / Warner Berthoff -- Symbols and themes in Moby-Dick. Interpretations of Moby-Dick / Charles Feidelson Jr. ; Sharks as a symbol of human nature / Robert Zoellner ; The characters' conflicting perceptions of Moby Dick / R.E. Watters ; The meanings of the sea / William Hamilton -- The use of religion in Moby-Dick. Viewing Moby-Dick as a sacred text / Lawrence Buell ; The epilogue presents a Hindu view of life / H.B. Kulkarni ; Moby Dick: Jonah's or Job's whale? / Nathalia Wright ; The use of folklore to establish humanism / Ray B. Browne -- The characters of Moby-Dick. Ahab's inability to understand the whale leads to his self-destruction / Charles H. Cook Jr. ; The heroism of Ahab / Alfred Kazin ; Ishmael represents humanity's tragic plight / Bruce L. Grenberg ; Stubb and Starbuck represent moral opposites / Kerry McSweeney ; Father Mapple as moral prophet / Howard P. Vincent -- The reflection of American society in Moby-Dick. The doomed voyage of America's white society / D.H. Lawrence ; Moby-Dick analyzes nineteenth-century race prejudice / Carolyn L. Karcher ; Moby-Dick and the spirit of revolution / Mark Niemeyer ; Moby-Dick reflects Melville's political stance / Alan Heimert

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