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Moby Dick

A nineteenth-century tale of life aboard a New England whaling ship whose captain is obsessed with the pursuit of a large white whale.

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  • "Mobi Dik"
  • "Belyĭ kit"
  • "Moby Dick"
  • "Moby Dick"@he
  • "Whale"@en
  • "Whale"
  • "Moby Dick or the whale"
  • "Chuan shi jing dian bi du wen ku"
  • "传世经典必读文库"
  • "Белый кит"
  • "Moby-Dick"@en
  • "Moby-Dick"

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  • "One of the great works of American literature, Moby Dick is the epic tale of one man's fight against a force of nature. The outcast youth Ishmael, succumbing to wanderlust during a dreary New England autumn, signs up for passage aboard a whaling ship. The Pequod sails under the command of the unidexter, Captain Ahab, who has set himself on a monomaniacal quest to capture the cunning white whale that robbed him of his leg: Moby-Dick. Capturing life on the sea with robust realism, Melville details the adventures of the colorful crew aboard the ship as Ahab pursues his crusade of revenge, heedless of all cost. This masterfully symbolic drama of the conflict between man and his fate has a special intensity that listeners will not soon forget."
  • "Classic fiction. These novels played a unique and lasting role in the development of American literature, and each one remains a beloved and widely read work of fiction. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn-arguably the great American novel. Ethan Frome-an enduring rural tragedy. And Moby-Dick or, The Whale-a profound inquiry into character, faith, and the nature of perception. Now, Penguin Classics is proud to present these three novels in gorgeous graphic packages featuring cover art by some of the most talented illustrators working today."
  • "Moby-Dick is the epic saga of the fanatical Captain Ahab, who has sworn vengeance on the mammoth white whale who has crippled him. The first American novel to win a place in the literature of the world, it is a masterfully symbolic drama of the conflict between man and his fate."
  • "The classic story of Captain Ahab and his obsession with a huge whale, Moby Dick. The whale caused the loss of Ahab's leg years before, leaving Ahab so crazed by his desire to kill the whale that he is prepared to sacrifice his life, the lives of his crew members, and even his ship to find revenge."
  • "A nineteenth-century tale of life aboard a New England whaling ship whose captain is obsessed with the pursuit of a large white whale."@en
  • "Novel based on adventures theme."
  • "Ben shu jiang shu de shi bu jing chuan " pei kuo de " hao chuan chang ya ha yi xin yao bu sha yao diao zi ji yi tiao tui de xiong can cong ming de bai jing mo bi, di ke, zai hang xing ji hu quan shi jie, jing li zhan zhuan, zhong yu yu mo bi, di ke zao yu de gu shi."
  • "Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville, is part of the <A href=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/classics/index.asp?z=y&cds2Pid=16447&sLinkPrefix>Barnes & Noble Classics</A> series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:<UL type=disc><LI style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto class=MsoNormal>New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars </O:P></o:p><LI style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto class=MsoNormal>Biographies of the authors </O:P></o:p><LI style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto class=MsoNormal>Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events </O:P></o:p><LI style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto class=MsoNormal>Footnotes and endnotes </O:P></o:p><LI style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto class=MsoNormal>Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work </O:P></o:p><LI style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto class=MsoNormal>Comments by other famous authors </O:P></o:p><LI style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto class=MsoNormal>Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations </O:P></o:p><LI style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto class=MsoNormal>Bibliographies for further reading </O:P></o:p><LI style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto class=MsoNormal>Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate</O:P></o:p><P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt class=MsoNormal>All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.<P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt class=MsoNormal> <P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt class=MsoNormal>On a previous voyage, a mysterious white whale had ripped off the leg of a sea captain named Ahab. Now the crew of the Pequod, on a pursuit that features constant adventure and horrendous mishaps, must follow the mad Ahab into the abyss to satisfy his unslakeable thirst for vengeance. Narrated by the cunningly observant crew member Ishmael, Moby-Dick is the tale of the hunt for the elusive, omnipotent, and ultimately mystifying white whale—Moby Dick.<P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt class=MsoNormal> <P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt class=MsoNormal>On its surface, Moby-Dick is a vivid documentary of life aboard a nineteenth-century whaler, a virtual encyclopedia of whales and whaling, replete with facts, legends, and trivia that Melville had gleaned from personal experience and scores of sources. But as the quest for the whale becomes increasingly perilous, the tale works on allegorical levels, likening the whale to human greed, moral consequence, good, evil, and life itself. Who is good? The great white whale who, like Nature, asks nothing but to be left in peace? Or the bold Ahab who, like scientists, explorers, and philosophers, fearlessly probes the mysteries of the universe? Who is evil? The ferocious, man-killing sea monster? Or the revenge-obsessed madman who ignores his own better nature in his quest to kill the beast?<P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt class=MsoNormal> <P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt class=MsoNormal>Scorned by critics upon its publication, Moby-Dick was publicly derided during its author's lifetime. Yet Melville's masterpiece has outlived its initial misunderstanding to become an American classic of unquestionably epic proportions.<P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt class=MsoNormal> <P style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt class=MsoNormal>Includes an extensive Dictionary of Sea Terms (37 pages).Carl F. Hovde taught at Columbia University for thirty-five years. An editor for the Princeton University Press edition of Henry David Thoreau, he has also written about Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry James, and William Faulkner."
  • "This is the story of a madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, the book is part of its author's lifelong meditation on America."@en
  • "Classic whaling sea adventure for youngsters."
  • "Ismaël, philanthrope original, embarque sur le Pequod, un baleinier en partance pour les mers du Nord. Mais le capitaine Achab a prévu de se lancer à la poursuite de Moby Dick, une baleine blanche qui lui a arraché la jambe. Chacun des deux hommes donnera son propre sens à la chasse à la baleine."
  • "本书讲述的是捕鲸船“裴廓德”号船长亚哈一心要捕杀咬掉自己一条腿的凶残聪明的白鲸莫比·迪克，在航行几乎全世界，经历辗转，终于与莫比·迪克遭遇的故事."
  • "Novel based on adventures theme; for juvenile."

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  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@he
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "Children's stories"
  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Còmics"
  • "Adventure fiction"
  • "undervisningsmaterialer"
  • "Translations"
  • "Translations"@he
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Readers"
  • "Sea stories"@en
  • "Roman américain"
  • "Sea stories"
  • "Adventure stories"
  • "Jugendbuch"
  • "Textbooks"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Juvenile works"

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  • "Moby Dick o la balena"
  • "Safed sir wali whale"
  • "Mobi Dik, ili, Belyĭ kit"
  • "Bai Jing"
  • "Moby-Dick"
  • "Moby Dick"@en
  • "Моби Дик, или, Белый кит"
  • "Moby Dick"
  • "Moby Dick"@es
  • "Moby-Dick / or the whale"@en
  • "白鯨"
  • "Moby-Dick or, the whale"
  • "Moby Dick gekürzte Lesung"
  • "Sapheda sira vālī vhela : kiśoropayogī upanyāsa"
  • "Moby-Dick, or, The whale"
  • "Moby-Dick, or, The whale"@en
  • "Moby-Dick : or, The whale"@en
  • "<&gt"@he
  • "Bai jing"
  • "Moby-Dick; oder: Der Wal Roman"
  • "Moby-Dick; oder: Der Wal : Roman"
  • "Moby-Dick, or, the Whale"@en
  • "白鲸"
  • "Moby-Dick or, The whale"
  • "Mabiḍika"
  • "موبي ديك"
  • "Mobi Diḳ"
  • "Moby-dick"@en
  • "Moby dick, or, the whale"@en
  • "Moby Dick; Or, The Whale"@en
  • "Mobī Ḍika yānī safeda hvela machalī"
  • "Hakugei"@ja
  • "Hakugei"
  • "Mūbī Dīk"
  • "מובי דיק"
  • "موبى دىک : ىا وال سفىد"

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