Moby Dick [electronic resource] : or, The whale / Herman Melville.
The itinerant sailor Ishmael begins a voyage on the whaling ship Pequod whose captain, Ahab, wishes to exact revenge upon the whale Moby-Dick, who destroyed his last ship and took his leg. As they search for the savage white whale, Ishmael questions all aspects of life. The story is woven in complex, lyrical language and uses many theatrical forms, such as stage direction and soliloquy. It is considered the exemplar of American Romanticism, and one of the greatest American novels of all time.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781620117002 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1620117002 (electronic bk.)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource.
- Publisher: [S.I.] : Duke Classics, c2012.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "First published in 1851"--T.p. verso. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on online resource; title from EPUB title page (OverDrive viewed, June 15, 2012). |
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Genre: | Psychological fiction. Sea stories. Adventure fiction. Electronic books. |