عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
PS2384.M62 D69 2010
PS2384
.
M62
D69
2010
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
1587299062 (pbk. : alk. paper)
(Number (ISBN
1587299402 (eBook)
(Number (ISBN
9781587299063 (pbk. : alk. paper)
(Number (ISBN
9781587299407 (eBook)
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b517460
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Chasing the white whale :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
the Moby-Dick marathon ; or, what Melville means today /
First Statement of Responsibility
by David Dowling
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Iowa City :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Iowa Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2010]
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
©2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
viii, 242 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
23 cm
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
"The nonstop reading of Melville's titanic epic 'Moby Dick' in the setting of New Bedford's Whaling Museum has inspire[d] this fresh look at the novel in light of its most devoted followers. With some trepidation, David Dowling joined the ranks of the Melvillians to participate in the event for the full twenty-five hours. He survived to [tell] the tale of the voyage to the marathon reading that organizes his critical analysis of the novel from its romantic departure to its sledgehammering seas, detailing the culture of the top brass to the common crew and scrutinizing the inscrutable in and through Melville's great novel"--Provided by publisher
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Shipping out -- That everlasting itch: the allure of whaling and marathon reading -- Queequeg's ink: the dilemma of reading the inscrutable -- Readers and crew -- Captain and mates: honored readers -- Harpooners and sailors: the unsung readers -- Twenty-five tumultuous hours -- Survival: enduring the sledge-hammering seas of the soul -- The breach: exulting in the whale
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"The nonstop reading of Melville's titanic epic 'Moby Dick' in the setting of New Bedford's Whaling Museum has inspire[d] this fresh look at the novel in light of its most devoted followers. With some trepidation, David Dowling joined the ranks of the Melvillians to participate in the event for the full twenty-five hours. He survived to [tell] the tale of the voyage to the marathon reading that organizes his critical analysis of the novel from its romantic departure to its sledgehammering seas, detailing the culture of the top brass to the common crew and scrutinizing the inscrutable in and through Melville's great novel"--Provided by publisher
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Melville, Herman,1819-1891., Moby Dick
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Sea stories, American-- History and criticism
Whales in literature
Whaling in literature
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
813/
.
3
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
PS2384
.
M62
Book number
D69
2010
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Dowling, David Oakey,1967-
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20141128124924.0
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
