“I would prefer no to do it”

Herman Melville, American writer, born in New York in 1819-1891, author of the epic work Moby Dick (1851), for literary criticism, is one of the greatest work with universal significance. It narrates an allegory, from which, the human being is listened to and its capacity to survive. In it, we are a...

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Published in:Revista Universidad Católica Luis Amigó
Main Author: Fernández Márquez, Fredy De jesus
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
English
Published: Revista Universidad Católica Luis Amigó 2019
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Online Access:https://revistas.ucatolicaluisamigo.edu.co/index.php/RULuisAmigo/article/view/3254
https://doi.org/10.21501/25907565.3254
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Summary:Herman Melville, American writer, born in New York in 1819-1891, author of the epic work Moby Dick (1851), for literary criticism, is one of the greatest work with universal significance. It narrates an allegory, from which, the human being is listened to and its capacity to survive. In it, we are assailed by the duality of its nature: good and evil, a coexistence lived on the high sea. Objection on the part of the captain Ahab to hunt the white whale. In this way: Herman Melville, Escritor norteamericano, nacido en New York en 1819-1891, autor de la obra épica Moby Dick (1851), para la crítica literaria, es una de las obras de mayor trascendencia universal. En ella se narra una alegoría, desde la cual se ausculta lo humano y su capacidad para sobrevivir. En ella, nos asalta la dualidad de su naturaleza: el bien y el mal, una convivencia que se vive en altar mar. Obcecación por parte del capitán Ahab por cazar a la ballena blanca. De esta manera: