Symbolism in Herman Melville's Moby Dick From the Satanic to the Divine
Author: | Slade, Leonard |
Year: | 1998 |
Pages: | 72 |
ISBN: | 0-7734-8293-8 978-0-7734-8293-7 |
Price: | $79.95 |
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Discusses various theories of the White Whale, presenting symbolic meaning and interpretation. Suitable for text use.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents:
Introduction
1. The Whale as a Symbol of Satan or Evil (Whale as Symbolic of Satan; of Death; of Terror)
2. The Whale as Representative of God or Good
3. Moby Dick as a Symbol of Man's Relationship with the Universe (Whale as Symbol of Man and Fate; of Man and Self-Identification; of Man and His Awakened Consciousness; of Man's Interpretation of the Meaning of Life)
4. the Whale as a Symbol of Resurrection
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