Moby-Dick 白鲸

图书标准信息

• 作者 Herman Melville（赫尔曼·麦尔维尔） 著
• 出版社 Random House US
• 出版时间 1981-02
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780553213119
• 定价 21.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 704页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Bantam Classics

【内容简介】

Onehundred-fiftyyearshavepassedsinceHermanMelvillewrotehismasterpiece.YetMoby-Dickenduresasanindisputableliteraryclassicthatcontinuestospeaktoreaderstoday.JoinCaptainAhab,aneerilycompellingmadman,ashepursuesanunholywaragainstacreatureasvastanddangerousandunknowableastheseaitself.Inhismonomaniacalquest,Ahabfocuseshisdistilledhatredandsuffering—andthatofgenerationsbeforehim—againstonesinglecreature,andpursuesitrelentlessly.

Morethanjustanovelofadventure,morethananencyclopediaofwhalingloreandlegend,thisisahaunting,mesmerizing,andimportantsocialcommentarypopulatedwithseveralofthemostunforgettableandenduringcharactersinliterature.Writtenwithwonderfullyredemptivehumor,Moby-Dickisaprofoundandtimelessinquiryintocharacter,faith,andthenatureofperception.

【作者简介】

HermanMelville(1819-1891)wasborninNewYorkCityandbecameaseamanatayoungage.HisworksincludeTypee,TheConfidenceMan,andPierre.

AndrewDelbancoistheJulianClarenceLeviProfessorintheHumanitiesatColumbiaUniversity.

TomQuirkistheCatherinePaineMiddlebushProfessorofEnglishattheUniversityofMissouri-Columbia.