Moby-Dick, Or The Whale: Volume 6, Scholarly EditionIn Moby Dick Melville set out to write a "mighty book" on "a mighty theme." The editors of this critical text affirm that he succeeded. Nevertheless, their prolonged examination of the novel reveals textual flaws and anomalies that help to explain Melville's fears that his great work was in some ways a hash or a botch. A lengthy historical note also gives a fresh account of Melville's earlier literary career and his working conditions as he wrote; it also analyzes the book's contemporary reception and outlines how it finally achieved fame. Other sections review theories of the book's genesis, detail the circumstances of its publication, and present documents closely relating to the story. This scholarly edition is based on collations of both editions published during Melville's lifetime, it adopts 185 revisions and corrections from the English edition and incorporates 237 emendations by the series editors. This is an Approved Text of the Center for Editions of American Authors (Modern Language Association of America). |
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... Pequod meets the Albatross • Chapter 53 The Gam 232 236 Chapter 54 · The Town Ho's Story 238 242 · • • Brit · Squid • The Line Chapter 61 · Stubb kills a Whale Chapter 62 · The Dart Chapter 55 Monstrous Pictures of Whales Chapter 56 ...
... Pequod meets the Albatross • Chapter 53 The Gam 232 236 Chapter 54 · The Town Ho's Story 238 242 · • • Brit · Squid • The Line Chapter 61 · Stubb kills a Whale Chapter 62 · The Dart Chapter 55 Monstrous Pictures of Whales Chapter 56 ...
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... Pequod meets the Rose Bud 402 Chapter 92. Ambergris 408 Chapter 93 • The Castaway 411 • Chapter 94 A Squeeze of the Hand Chapter 95 The Cassock 415 419 Chapter 96 . The Try - Works Chapter 97 The Lamp Chapter 98 Chapter 99 • The ...
... Pequod meets the Rose Bud 402 Chapter 92. Ambergris 408 Chapter 93 • The Castaway 411 • Chapter 94 A Squeeze of the Hand Chapter 95 The Cassock 415 419 Chapter 96 . The Try - Works Chapter 97 The Lamp Chapter 98 Chapter 99 • The ...
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... Pequod meets the Rachel • The Cabin Ahab and Pip Chapter 130 The Hat Chapter 131 Chapter 132 The Pequod meets the Delight The Symphony Chapter 133 The Chase 516 · The Log and Line 520 523 527 530 534 536 540 542 546 555 563 573 ...
... Pequod meets the Rachel • The Cabin Ahab and Pip Chapter 130 The Hat Chapter 131 Chapter 132 The Pequod meets the Delight The Symphony Chapter 133 The Chase 516 · The Log and Line 520 523 527 530 534 536 540 542 546 555 563 573 ...
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Contents
Chapter | 3 |
Chapter | 9 |
Chapter | 15 |
The Ramadan | 19 |
Chapter | 25 |
Chapter | 31 |
Chapter | 37 |
Chapter | 43 |
Chapter 74 | 329 |
Chapter 76 | 336 |
Chapter 79 | 345 |
The Pequod meets the Virgin | 351 |
The Honor and Glory of Whaling | 361 |
Pitchpoling | 367 |
The Dying Whale | 496 |
The Chase | 516 |
Chapter | 49 |
Chapter | 54 |
Chapter | 60 |
The Ship | 68 |
Chapter | 86 |
Chapter | 93 |
Chapter | 99 |
Chapter | 105 |
Chapter | 114 |
Chapter | 122 |
Chapter | 128 |
Ahabs Boat and CrewFedallah | 229 |
Less Erroneous Pictures of Whales | 265 |
The Whale as a Dish | 298 |
Chapter 68 | 305 |
EDITORIAL APPENDIX | 575 |
34 | 775 |
41 | 795 |
49 | 803 |
55 | 878 |
58 | 891 |
List of Emendations | 907 |
Report of LineEnd Hyphenation | 921 |
63 | 922 |
List of Substantive Variants | 929 |
68 | 934 |
RELATED DOCUMENTS | 955 |
Melvilles Acushnet Crew Memorandum | 997 |
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Moby-Dick, Or The Whale: Volume 6, Scholarly Edition Herman Melville,G. Thomas Tanselle Limited preview - 1988 |
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