Dowling, David Oakey,  1967- <br/><br/>
Chasing the White Whale  The Moby-Dick Marathon; or, What Melville Means Today /  [Recurso electrónico] : 
by David Dowling. 
 - Iowa City :  University of Iowa Press,  2010. 
 - 1 online resource (viii, 242 p. :)  ill. ; 
 - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-236) and index. 
<br/><br/>Shipping out -- That everlasting itch: the allure of whaling and marathon reading -- Queequeg's ink:  the dilemma of reading the inscrutable -- Readers and crew -- Captain and mates: honored readers -- Harpooners and sailors: the unsung readers -- Twenty-five tumultuous hours -- Survival: enduring the sledge-hammering seas of the soul -- The breach: exulting in the whale. 
<br/><br/>Libro Electrónico 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781587299407 1587299402 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.  Moby Dick. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Whales in literature.<br/>Whaling in literature.<br/>Sea stories, American--History and criticism.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS2384.M62  / D69 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>813/.3