| A Whaler's Dictionary Contributor(s): Beachy-Quick, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1571313095 ISBN-13: 9781571313096 Publisher: Milkweed Editions OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2008 Annotation: Taking both form and inspiration from Ishmael's abandoned "Cetalogical Dictionary," this highly original work muses on myth, representation, language, nature, consciousness, notions of spiritual quest, and other elements of Melville's masterpiece. From "Accuracy" to "Wound," "Adam" to "Void," "Babel" to "Silence," these cross-referential, highly associative entries comprise an utterly singular work of art. "A Whaler's Dictionary" is the mesmerizing product of a total immersion into one of the greatest novels in the English language. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Poetry | American - General - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - General |
| Dewey: 813.3 |
| LCCN: 2008028797 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 8" (1.10 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Taking both form and inspiration from Ishmael's abandoned Cetalogical Dictionary, this highly original work muses on myth, representation, language, nature, consciousness, notions of spiritual quest, and other elements of Melville's masterpiece. From Accuracy to Wound, Adam to Void, Babel to Silence, these cross-referential, highly associative entries comprise an utterly singular work of art. A Whaler's Dictionary is the mesmerizing product of a total immersion into one of the greatest novels in the English language. |