TY - BOOK ID - 77912485 TI - Chasing the white whale : the Moby-Dick marathon, or, what Melville means today PY - 2010 SN - 1587299402 9781587299407 9781587299063 1587299062 PB - Iowa City University of Iowa Press DB - UniCat KW - Whales in literature. KW - Whaling in literature. KW - Sea stories, American KW - History and criticism. KW - Melville, Herman, KW - Melville, Herman KW - Sea stories [American ] KW - History and criticism UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77912485 AB - "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. ER -