Moby-Dick - Wikipedia
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is an 1851 epic novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is centered on the sailor Ishmael 's narrative of the maniacal quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship Pequod, for vengeance against Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that bit off his leg on the ship's previous voyage.
Moby Dick (whale) - Wikipedia
Moby Dick is a fictional white sperm whale and the primary antagonist in Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. Melville based the whale on an albino whale of that period, Mocha Dick.
The Real-Life Whale That Gave Moby Dick His Name
2017年10月18日 · Mocha Dick, named after the island of Mocha in Chile, near where he was first spotted, was “one of the largest, most powerful sperm whales of 19th-century lore,” according to the Chronicle Books...
Was Moby Dick a real whale? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, the allegorical novel about Captain Ahab’s search to kill a great white whale, was based on real-life events. Born in 1819, author Herman Melville grew up during the peak of American dominance of the whaling industry, roughly the period between 1820 and the start of the Civil War.
What does the White Whale symbolize in Moby-Dick?
2020年9月11日 · As one of the most famous symbols in literature, one would expect "Moby-Dick's" White Whale to have a single and exact meaning. Although known by most as a symbol of Ahab's monomaniac obsession, the White Whale actually could …
The White Whale Symbol in Moby-Dick - LitCharts
Moby Dick, or the White Whale, is not just the dominant symbol of the novel Moby Dick —he is also one of the most recognizable symbols in 19th-century American literature.
The Great White Whale film captures climb to Australia's ...
2024年8月16日 · Australia's highest peak is found on a little-known Antarctic island. The first successful expedition to its summit is equally unfamiliar to most, but its one mountaineers put …
The True Story That Inspired Moby Dick - Grunge
2020年11月17日 · Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick, the epic tale of the shipwrecking great white whale, is an essential part of American literature and popular culture.
Call Me Migaloo: The Story Behind Real-Life White Whales
2013年9月17日 · White whales, such as the recently spotted humpback nicknamed Migaloo, are rare and elusive creatures. How many are there and why are they white? “Call me Migaloo,” would start the memoir of...
Moby Dick, by Herman Melville (1851) - ZSR Library
2015年10月14日 · Everyone knows about Ishmael, Captain Ahab, and the Great White Whale. But how many readers have actually made it to the end of Melville’s epic? Moby Dick; or, The Whale is today a staple of Best American Novel lists and college syllabi.