| Moby-Dick: Or, the Whale Contributor(s): Melville, Herman (Author), Hardwick, Elizabeth (Introduction by), Kent, Rockwell (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 067978327X ISBN-13: 9780679783275 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: First published in 1851, Melville's masterpiece is, in Elizabeth Hardwick's words, "the greatest novel in American literature." The saga of Captain Ahab and his monomaniacal pursuit of the white whale remains a peerless adventure story but one full of mythic grandeur, poetic majesty, and symbolic power. Filtered through the consciousness of the novel's narrator, Ishmael, "Moby-Dick draws us into a universe full of fascinating characters and stories, from the noble cannibal Queequeg to the natural history of whales, while reaching existential depths that excite debate and contemplation to this day. This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition contains original illustrations by Rockwell Kent and commentary that includes excerpts from one of Melville's letters to Hawthorne. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Sea Stories - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00056645 |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.8" H x 5.2" W x 8" (1.35 lbs) 896 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 711 Reading Level: 10.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 42.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Introduction by Elizabeth Hardwick |