moby dick

Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.

Explores the literary work of Herman Melville, including the setting, time period, conflict, and impact of the novel.

Includes a brief biography of Herman Melville, thematic and structural analysis of "Moby Dick", critical views, and more. Includes teacher notes.

Explores the themes and symbolism of Herman Melville's "Moby Dick," the story of a sea captain on a vengeful quest to slay the legendary white whale known as Moby Dick.

Contains a complete plot summary and analysis of Herman Melville's "Moby Dick", as well as discussion of the characters and themes, and includes study questions.

Looks at Herman Melville's "Moby Dick," discussing the characters, the humor, and connections between Ishmael and Ahab to the twenty-first century.

Traces the process and influences behind the writing of Herman Melville's novel, Moby Dick, which was published in the 1850s and based on the author's own experience at sea.

A collection of eight critical essays on Melville's novel "Moby Dick" arranged in chronological order of publication.

Presents twentieth-century critical essays on Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick" and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by critic Harold Bloom.

Fourteen-year-old Ishmael Leseur is certain that his name is the cause of his unhappy school life as the victim of the worst bully in his class, but when a new boy arrives, he shows Ishmael that things could be different.