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001 2010010257
003 DLC
005 20110303070555.0
008 100317s2010 iaua b s001 0 eng
010 $a 2010010257
020 $a9781587299063 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a1587299062 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a9781587299407 (eBook)
020 $a1587299402 (eBook)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn580105131
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050 00 $aPS2384.M62$bD69 2010
082 00 $a813/.3$222
100 1 $aDowling, David Oakey,$d1967-
245 10 $aChasing the white whale :$bthe Moby-Dick marathon ; or, what Melville means today /$cby David Dowling.
260 $aIowa City :$bUniversity of Iowa Press,$cc2010.
300 $aviii, 242 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-236) and index.
505 0 $aShipping out -- That everlasting itch: the allure of whaling and marathon reading -- Queequeg's ink: the dilemma of reading the inscrutable -- Readers and crew -- Captain and mates: honored readers -- Harpooners and sailors: the unsung readers -- Twenty-five tumultuous hours -- Survival: enduring the sledge-hammering seas of the soul -- The breach: exulting in the whale.
500 $a"The nonstop reading of Melville's titanic epic 'Moby Dick' in the setting of New Bedford's Whaling Museum has inspire[d] this fresh look at the novel in light of its most devoted followers. With some trepidation, David Dowling joined the ranks of the Melvillians to participate in the event for the full twenty-five hours. He survived to [tell] the tale of the voyage to the marathon reading that organizes his critical analysis of the novel from its romantic departure to its sledgehammering seas, detailing the culture of the top brass to the common crew and scrutinizing the inscrutable in and through Melville's great novel"--Provided by publisher.
520 $a"The nonstop reading of Melville's titanic epic 'Moby Dick' in the setting of New Bedford's Whaling Museum has inspire[d] this fresh look at the novel in light of its most devoted followers. With some trepidation, David Dowling joined the ranks of the Melvillians to participate in the event for the full twenty-five hours. He survived to [tell] the tale of the voyage to the marathon reading that organizes his critical analysis of the novel from its romantic departure to its sledgehammering seas, detailing the culture of the top brass to the common crew and scrutinizing the inscrutable in and through Melville's great novel"--Provided by publisher.
600 10 $aMelville, Herman,$d1819-1891.$tMoby Dick.
650 0 $aSea stories, American$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aWhaling in literature.
650 0 $aWhales in literature.