Dive Deeper: Journeys with Moby-Dick

by George Cotkin

Book Overview

Herman Melville's epic tale of obsession has all the ingredients of a first rate drama--fascinating characters in solitude and society, battles between good and evil, a thrilling chase to the death--and yet its allusions, digressions, and sheer scope can prove daunting to even the most intrepid reader. George Cotkin's Dive Deeper provides both a guide to the novel and a record of its dazzling cultural train. It supplies easy-to-follow plot points...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199855757
• ISBN13: 9780199855759
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.8" x 9.3"