Explores the nature of Melville's relations to his reader in Moby Dick, arguing that Melville and his narrator Ishmael are so dazzled, so completely seduced by the Ahab's charismatic charm that they, along with most readers and critics, are unable to see Ahab's character clearly confusing his demonism for tragic heroism.
| ISBN: | 9780815339595 |
| Publication date: | 22nd August 2000 |
| Author: | Suzanne Stein |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Major Literary Authors |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism |