Melville Herman 1819-1891 creator Herman Melville text cb London Harper Press 2013 monographic eng

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618 pages : 18 cm 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. Z 1230 Lexile Herman Melville PS2384.M6 813.3 FISK 240403 20240913130508.0 3659 eng