Literature Network » Herman Melville

Moby Dick or the White Whale by Herman Melville

Content courtesy of

From: Earth Explorer
Date: 19950201
Author:


Earth Explorer
02-01-1995



Braced high in a ship's rigging, whalers scan the sea for a telltale spouting of water. In the epic tale Moby Dick, a whaler, Captain Ahab rails against nature (in the form of a whale, Moby Dick, who had ripped Ahab's leg off). But Ahab's anger was futile. Nature wins.

Copyright 1995, Enteractive, Inc., All rights reserved.

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.



Other Articles on Herman Melville

  • Herman Melville
  • Melville's last, grave joke?(Herman Melville)
  • ALA 2002: Why is Melville a good poet?(Herman Melville)(Brief Article)
  • Abolition, compromise and "the everlasting elusiveness of truth" in Melville's 'Pierre.' (Herman Melville)(Fictions of Reform)
  • Melville's Pacific and the Pacific's Melville.(Herman Melville)(Critical Essay)
  • Giles Gunn, ed.: A Historical Guide to Herman Melville.(Book review)
  • Melville and the Lyric of History.(Herman Melville)(Critical Essay)
  • Melville at Sea.(Herman Melville, A Biography, Volume 2, 1851-1891)
  • A companion to Herman Melville.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
  • Blurred distinctions: the parable of the sower and Melville's one-legged man. (Herman Melville's 'The Confidence Man: His Masquerade')
  • Find More Articles

    • About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.



    - 1P1-30448820
    Art of Worldly Wisdom Daily
    In the 1600s, Balthasar Gracian, a jesuit priest wrote 300 aphorisms on living life called "The Art of Worldly Wisdom." Join our newsletter below and read them all, one at a time.
    Email:
    		Sonnet-a-Day Newsletter
    Shakespeare wrote over 150 sonnets! Join our Sonnet-A-Day Newsletter and read them all, one at a time.
    Email: