The Meanings of the White Whale
“To produce a mighty book,” wrote Herman Melville, “you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be who have tried it.”. Everybody will now grant that Moby Dick is a mighty book on a mighty theme—even though there is little agreement...
| Published in: | University of Toronto Quarterly |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
1951
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/utq.20.2.155 https://utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/utq.20.2.155 |
| Summary: | “To produce a mighty book,” wrote Herman Melville, “you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be who have tried it.”. Everybody will now grant that Moby Dick is a mighty book on a mighty theme—even though there is little agreement about the definition of that theme. |
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