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    Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is the sailor Ishmael 's narrative of the maniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for vengeance against Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that bit off his leg on the ship's previous voyage.

  2. Jun 1, 2024 · Moby Dick, novel by Herman Melville, published in London in October 1851 as The Whale and a month later in New York City as Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. It is dedicated to Nathaniel Hawthorne. Moby Dick is generally regarded as Melville’s magnum opus and one of the greatest American novels.

  3. Perhaps as a way of emphasizing the novel’s concern with whales and whaling, Moby Dick was initially titled The Whale when it was released in England in 1851. The best study guide to Moby-Dick on the planet, from the creators of SparkNotes. Get the summaries, analysis, and quotes you need.

  4. A short summary of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Moby-Dick.

  5. "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale" (1851) recounts the adventures of Ishmael as he sails on the whaling ship, the Pequod, under the command of the monomaniacal Captain Ahab, who's willing to risk everything to hunt down the great white whale.

  6. Moby Dick: Directed by John Huston. With Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, James Robertson Justice. The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.

  7. Aug 21, 2021 · The book is the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for revenge on Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that on the ship's previous voyage bit off Ahab's leg at the knee.

  8. Moby-Dick is a novel written by Herman Melville, first published in 1851. The story is narrated by Ishmael, a sailor who joins the whaling ship Pequod, commanded by the obsessive Captain Ahab.

  9. Jan 4, 2016 · Moby-Dick is a tragic, comic, eccentric and electrifying attempt to come to terms with the riddle of existence; to heal the Cartesian splitting of mind from body; to engage with the...

  10. Mar 1, 2013 · The True-Life Horror That Inspired ‘Moby-Dick’. The whaler Essex was indeed sunk by a whale—and that’s only the beginning. Gilbert King. March 1, 2013. An illustration of Moby Dick attacking...

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