Moby Dick
Herman Melville
ISBN 10: 067978327X ISBN 13: 9780679783275
Published by Random House Inc, 2000
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2000. 2000 Modern Library Pbk. Ed. Paperback. Illustrator(s): Kent, Rockwell. Series: Modern Library Classics. Num Pages: 896 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 91 x 40. Weight in Grams: 654. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780679783275
Synopsis:
First published in 1851, Melville's masterpiece is, in Elizabeth Hardwick's words, "the greatest novel in American literature." The saga of Captain Ahab and his monomaniacal pursuit of the white whale remains a peerless adventure story but one full of mythic grandeur, poetic majesty, and symbolic power. Filtered through the consciousness of the novel's narrator, Ishmael, Moby-Dick draws us into a universe full of fascinating characters and stories, from the noble cannibal Queequeg to the natural history of whales, while reaching existential depths that excite debate and contemplation to this day. This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition contains original illustrations by Rockwell Kent and commentary that includes excerpts from one of Melville's letters to Hawthorne.
About the Author: Elizabeth Hardwick (1916-2007) is the author of many books and essays, including Herman Melville (Penguin Lives), American Fictions, and Seduction and Betrayal: Women and Literature.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Moby Dick
Publisher: Random House Inc
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New