Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

Logos & Lore — December 2024.

Framing

“In part, Moby-Dick is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopedia of whaling lore and legend, Moby-Dick is a haunting, mesmerizing, and important social commentary populated with several of the most unforgettable and enduring characters in literature.”1

Footnotes

  1. Penguin Random House (Penguin Classics). https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/323502/moby-dick-by-herman-melville/