moby dick

Including life and times of Herman Melville, introduction, list of characters, synopsis, chapter summaries and commentaries, critical analysis, character analyses, questions for examination and review.

A collection of essays that discuss Melville's novel including its vision of nature, its drama of social alienation, its religious defiance, and its variety of language.

Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

Describes Herman Melville's era, his major works, his life, and the legacy of his writing.

Presents twenty-one works of criticism on Herman Melville's novel "Moby-Dick, " discussing its language, style, symbols, themes, religious references, and characters and relating the novel to American society, and provides a chronology and further reading list.

A collection of criticism available on the literary character Captain Ahab in the novel "Moby Dick.".

Provides a critical reading of the text and includes discussion of the work's influence, historical context, and critical reception in addition to a chronology, bibliography, and index.

Explores the influences on Herman Melville's writing of "Moby Dick".

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