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moby dick
experimental novel
wasn't a success
rediscovered in the 20's of 20th century
language
old New England english
conceived as a travel diary
chronical of a haunt
deep biblical foundation
ismael
abraham's first son
abandoned with his mother in the desert
the slave agar
woundered in the desert
father of the islam people
embodiment of typical american literature character
the wonderer
ahab
israelit king
punished because he disobey
monoegomaniac
overeacher
typical romantic character
enciclopedic completion ambition
platform for metaphisical thoughts
references
book of jona
whale
leviathan
sea monster
english church is obsessed with it
moby dick whiteness
source
the adventure of gordon pimm
edgar allan poe
1838
final disruption
orrific white chasm
source
travel logue
Jeremiah reynolds
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antarctica trip
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absence of colour
absence of meaning
herman melville
new york
wealthy merchant family
12
father's death
leave school
various jobs
member of the crew of a whaling ship
acushnet
flourishing industry
deserted
spent some time in French Plynesia
Typees cannibal tribe
plot
major themes
whaling as a metaphor for life
pequod
represents america
multi-ethnical crew
man's search for knowledge
the world is a chaos
you have to back your own back
you look for fortune
alienation
ahab want to hunt down and kill a white sperm whale
had bitten off his leg during a previous expedition
Ishmael joins them in nantucket
md is eventually seen and hunted for three days
a wounds him but him destroys the pequod
ishmael survives using queequeg coffin as a life-buoy
1851
versions
harper's
usa
type misprint
bentley
uk
corrected also by the editor
better