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008			100317s2010 iaua b s001 0 eng
020			_a9781587299063
020			_a1587299062
020			_a9781587299407
020			_a1587299402
040			_aSDU
050	0	0	_aPS2384 _bD747 C 2010
100	1		_aDowling, David Oakey, _9198340
245	1	0	_aChasing the white whale : _bthe Moby-Dick marathon ; or, what Melville means today / _cby David Dowling.
260			_aIowa City : _bUniversity of Iowa Press, _c2010.
300			_a242 p. : _bill.
505	0		_aHKBU Library
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	1	0	_aMelville, Herman, _d1819-1891.
650		0	_aSea stories, American _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aWhaling in literature.
650		0	_aWhales in literature.
900			_a32659 = C.1 ศูนย์วิทยาศาสตร์
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