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Ahab’s Rolling Sea: A Natural History of “Moby-Dick”

byRichard J. King

In Ahab’s Rolling Sea, Richard J. King presents a science narrative centered on a Natural History of “Moby-Dick”. Its account follows central actors and turning points while showing how the story reflects questions in the connected fields of literary criticism and nature. Rather than isolating its subject, the book shows how private experience and public systems continually influenced one another. What emerges is a nuanced account of the subject, its immediate consequences, and its wider meaning. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Publication date

Nov 11, 2019

Format

Print edition

Pages

464

ISBN

9780226514963