A "brilliant and provocative" (The New Yorker) celebration of Melville's masterpiece-from the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye
One of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick?, Nathaniel Philbrick's enlightening and entertaining tour through Melville's classic. As he did in his National Book Award-winning bestseller In the Heart of the Sea, Philbrick brings a sailor's eye and an adventurer's passion to unfolding the story behind an epic American journey. He skillfully navigates Melville's world and illuminates the book's humor and unforgettable characters-finding the thread that binds Ishmael and Ahab to our own time and, indeed, to all times. An ideal match between author and subject, Why Read Moby-Dick? will start conversations, inspire arguments, and make a powerful case that this classic tale waits to be discovered anew.
"Gracefully written [with an] infectious enthusiasm…"-New York Times Book Review
| ISBN: | 9780143123972 |
| Publication date: | 24th September 2013 |
| Author: | Nathaniel Philbrick |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 |
A "brilliant and provocative" (The New Yorker) celebration of Melville's masterpiece-from the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye
One of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick?, Nathaniel Philbrick's enlightening and entertaining tour through Melville's classic. As he did in his National Book Award-winning bestseller In the Heart of the Sea, Philbrick brings a sailor's eye and an adventurer's passion to unfolding the story behind an epic American journey. He skillfully navigates Melville's world and illuminates the book's humor and unforgettable characters-finding the thread that binds Ishmael and Ahab to our own time and, indeed, to all times. An ideal match between author and subject, Why Read Moby-Dick? will start conversations, inspire arguments, and make a powerful case that this classic tale waits to be discovered anew.
"Gracefully written [with an] infectious enthusiasm…"-New York Times Book Review
Why Read Moby-Dick? features in the following genres: Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900
Why Read Moby-Dick? is available in Paperback, Ebook
Why Read Moby-Dick? was written by Nathaniel Philbrick and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group
Why Read Moby-Dick? has 144 pages