A Whaler's Dictionary
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1571313095
ISBN-13
9781571313096
Publisher
Milkweed Editions
Imprint
Milkweed Editions
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 18th, 2008
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
439 grams
Product Classification:
Literary studies: general
Ksh 2,700.00
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Taking both form and inspiration from Ishmael's abandoned "Cetalogical Dictionary," this highly original work muses on myth, representation, language, nature, consciousness, notions of spiritual quest, and other elements of Melville's masterpiece. From "Accuracy" to "Wound," "Adam" to "Void," "Babel" to "Silence," these cross-referential, highly associative entries comprise an utterly singular work of art. A Whaler's Dictionary is the mesmerizing product of a total immersion into one of the greatest novels in the English language.
Taking both form and inspiration from Ishmael’s abandoned "Cetalogical Dictionary," this highly original work muses on myth, representation, language, nature, consciousness, notions of spiritual quest, and other elements of Melville’s masterpiece. From "Accuracy" to "Wound," "Adam" to "Void," "Babel" to "Silence," these cross-referential, highly associative entries comprise an utterly singular work of art. A Whaler’s Dictionary is the mesmerizing product of a total immersion into one of the greatest novels in the English language.
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