Moby Dick
Moby Dick by Herman Melville, published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on October 31, 2017, is a classic work of fiction that spans 406 pages. This edition includes an introduction and notes by David Herd, a lecturer in English and American Literature. The narrative follows Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest for vengeance against the whale that took his leg, exploring themes of fanaticism and the complexities of human nature.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of action and adventure as the story unfolds aboard a whaling ship, highlighting the dynamics of community and individual responsibility among the crew. Through the eyes of Ishmael, the ordinary sailor and narrator, the novel delves into the intricacies of whaling and the art of storytelling. Moby Dick serves as both an epic tale of pursuit and a reflection on democracy, making it a multifaceted exploration of human experience at sea.
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With an Introduction and Notes by David Herd. Lecturer in English and American Literature at the University of Kent at Canterbury Moby-Dick is the story of Captain Ahab’s quest to avenge the whale that ‘reaped’ his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy. Bent as the crew is on Ahab s appalling crusade, it is equally the image of a co-operative community at work: all hands dependent on all hands, each individual responsible for the security of each. Among the crew is Ishmael, the novel’s narrator, ordinary sailor, and extraordinary reader. Digressive, allusive, vulgar, transcendent, the story Ishmael tells is above all an education: in the practice of whaling, in the art of writing.
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