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Despite its indifferent reception when it was first published in 1851, Moby Dick is now a central work in the American literary canon. This introduction offers readings of Melville's masterpiece, but it also sets out the key themes, contexts, and critical reception of his entire oeuvre. The... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Ishmael: Add a description of this character.
- Pierre Glendinning
- Clarel
- Claggart
- Billy Budd
- Benito Cereno
- Mo By-dick
- Delano
- Redburn
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Duyckinck
- Tommo
- Ahab
- Potter
- Isabel
- John Marr
- Taji
- Toby
- Stevenson
- Omoo
- Rolfe
- Herman
- Vere
- Doubloon
- Brown
- Typee
- Donelson
- Milton
- Weaver
- Xiii
- Queequeg
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Cambridge Introductions to Literature. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kevin J. Hayes (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.3
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