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100 1 a| Philbrick, Nathaniel.=| ^A587277;

245 10 a| Why read Moby-Dick? /c| Nathaniel Philbrick.;

260 a| New York, N.Y. :b| Viking,c| 2011.;

300 a| x, 131 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 20 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-131).;

505 0 a| The gospels in this century -- Landlessness -- Desperado philosophy -- Nantucket -- Chowder -- The Pequod -- Ahab -- The anatomy of a demagogue -- Hawthorne -- The view from the masthead -- The sea -- Is there a heaven? -- A mighty, messy book -- Unflinching reality -- Poetry -- Sharks -- The enchanted calm -- Pip -- The squeeze -- The left wing -- So remorseless a havoc -- Queequeg -- Pulling dictatorship out of a hat -- Essex redux -- The inmost leaf -- Ahab's last stand -- Evil art -- Neither believer nor infidel.;

520 a| Shares expert guidelines on how to read and appreciate Herman Melville's classic work, offering insight into its history, characters, and themes while explaining its literary relevance in the modern world.;

600 10 a| Melville, Herman,d| 1819-1891.t| Moby Dick.=| ^A495150;

600 10 a| Melville, Herman,d| 1819-1891x| Criticism and interpretation.=| ^A16368;

650 0 a| Sea stories, Americanx| History and criticism.=| ^A162893;

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Why read Moby-Dick? / Nathaniel Philbrick.

Author/creator	Philbrick, Nathaniel
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2011.
Description	x, 131 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Subjects	Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Moby Dick. Melville, Herman, 1819-1891--Criticism and interpretation. Sea stories, American--History and criticism.

Contents	The gospels in this century -- Landlessness -- Desperado philosophy -- Nantucket -- Chowder -- The Pequod -- Ahab -- The anatomy of a demagogue -- Hawthorne -- The view from the masthead -- The sea -- Is there a heaven? -- A mighty, messy book -- Unflinching reality -- Poetry -- Sharks -- The enchanted calm -- Pip -- The squeeze -- The left wing -- So remorseless a havoc -- Queequeg -- Pulling dictatorship out of a hat -- Essex redux -- The inmost leaf -- Ahab's last stand -- Evil art -- Neither believer nor infidel.
Abstract	Shares expert guidelines on how to read and appreciate Herman Melville's classic work, offering insight into its history, characters, and themes while explaining its literary relevance in the modern world.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-131).
LCCN	2011019766
ISBN	9780670022991 (hbk.) :
ISBN	0670022993 (hbk.)

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