{"product_id":"9781411433656","title":"Moby-Dick (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, by Herman Melville, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Biographies of the authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Footnotes and endnotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Comments by other famous authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Bibliographies for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e    Indices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On a previous voyage, a mysterious white whale had ripped off the leg of a sea captain named Ahab. Now the crew of the Pequod, on a pursuit that features constant adventure and horrendous mishaps, must follow the mad Ahab into the abyss to satisfy his unslakeable thirst for vengeance. Narrated by the cunningly observant crew member Ishmael, \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e is the tale of the hunt for the elusive, omnipotent, and ultimately mystifying white whale—Moby Dick.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On its surface, \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid documentary of life aboard a nineteenth-century whaler, a virtual encyclopedia of whales and whaling, replete with facts, legends, and trivia that Melville had gleaned from personal experience and scores of sources. But as the quest for the whale becomes increasingly perilous, the tale works on allegorical levels, likening the whale to human greed, moral consequence, good, evil, and life itself. Who is good? The great white whale who, like Nature, asks nothing but to be left in peace? Or the bold Ahab who, like scientists, explorers, and philosophers, fearlessly probes the mysteries of the universe? Who is evil? The ferocious, man-killing sea monster? Or the revenge-obsessed madman who ignores his own better nature in his quest to kill the beast?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Scorned by critics upon its publication, \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e was publicly derided during its author’s lifetime. Yet Melville’s masterpiece has outlived its initial misunderstanding to become an American classic of unquestionably epic proportions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Includes an extensive Dictionary of Sea Terms (37 pages).","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121654874352,"sku":"9781411433656","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781411433656_p0.jpg?v=1763723007","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781411433656","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}