01524cam a22002654a 4500 100317s2010 iaua b s001 0 eng 9781587299063 1587299062 9781587299407 1587299402 SDU PS2384 D747 C 2010 Dowling, David Oakey, 198340 Chasing the white whale : the Moby-Dick marathon ; or, what Melville means today / by David Dowling. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2010. 242 p. : ill. HKBU Library "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. Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Sea stories, American History and criticism. Whaling in literature. Whales in literature. 32659 = C.1 ศูนย์วิทยาศาสตร์ GBE lcc 105449 105449 0 0 lcc 0 PS2384 D747 C2010 0 CGB 279307 SC SC GEN 2025-08-26 2 PS2384 D747 C 2010 1000376038 2025-08-26 00:00:00 C.1 2025-08-26 GBE