false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180363126m/1030693.jpg 1030693 1 <P>The huge range of critical and academic debate about this monster of a novel confirms <I>Moby-Dick</I>'s status as a vital and exhilarating exploration of the role of American ideology in defining modern consciousness. This <I>Columbia Critical Guide</I> starts with extracts from Melville's own letters and essays and from early reviews of <I>Moby-Dick</I> that set the terms for later critical evaluations. Subsequent chapters deal with the "Melville Revival" of the 1920s and the novel's central place in the establishment, growth, and reassessment of American Studies in the 1940s and 1950s. The final chapters examine postmodern New Americanist readings of the text, and how these provide new models for thinking about American culture.</P> 1016950 15 9 1999 Herman Melville: Moby-Dick total:208|5:59|4:55|3:53|2:19|1:22| 208 734 328 29 3 0 false false Tue Dec 30 11:42:08 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 11:53:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 11:57:49 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 05:14:41 -0800 2008
The book highly stylized, ...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 17:42:05 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 17:42:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 27 09:04:46 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 22 16:38:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Mon Feb 16 14:42:17 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 14:44:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 18:05:35 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 17:34:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 06 08:49:10 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 08:54:10 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0800 1981 Tue Jan 20 21:26:32 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 16:21:06 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Dec 16 23:22:08 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 14:31:01 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Nov 26 16:06:20 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 16:07:29 -0800 2008 What I learned? Some people are obsessed with whales...?]]> 1 0 false false Thu Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 25 21:27:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 21:27:54 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 16 11:10:23 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 11:11:07 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 22 15:16:02 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 15:16:02 -0800 2008 ]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 12 14:52:45 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 14:52:45 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Mon Feb 02 16:20:26 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 16:20:47 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 25 16:40:58 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 16:41:17 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Thu May 14 13:14:58 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 13:15:24 -0700 2009 1 3 0 false false Sun Sep 28 22:41:01 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 22:42:38 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Sun Nov 02 16:53:35 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 16:55:07 -0800 2008
It ranks right up there with "The Great Gatsby" --- classic books I love to hate.]]> 0 0 false false Mon Sep 01 19:11:02 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 19:12:30 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1030693