
No book is more central to the study of nineteenth-century American literature than Herman Melville's Moby-Dick; or The Whale . First published it 1851, it still speaks powerfully to readers today. Combining reprinted documents with clear introductions for student readers, this...

Combining reprinted documents with clear introductions for student readers, this volume examines the contexts of and critical responses to Melville's work.

Combining reprinted documents with clear introductions for student readers, this volume examines the contexts of and critical responses to Melville's work.