TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dowling,David Oakey
TI  - Chasing the white whale: the Moby-Dick marathon ; or, what Melville means today 
SN  - 9781587299063
AV  - PS2384 D747 C 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Iowa City
PB  - University of Iowa Press
KW  - Melville, Herman,
KW  - Sea stories, American
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Whaling in literature
KW  - Whales in literature
N1  - HKBU Library
N2  - "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
ER  -