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Tag Archives: Moby Dick
Lily, Achilles, Bertha & Ishmael on Vacation
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Charlotte Bronte, Herman Melville, Homer, House of Mirth, Iliad, Jane Eyre, vacations, Wharton (Edith) Comments closed
Political Consultants Should Read Lit
Which literary works would you recommend to a political consultant to stay in touch with his or her soul and avoid becoming lost in the dark side? How about Hawthorne, Melville, Shakespeare, Pinter, and Terrence McNally?
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Antony and Cleopatra, Confidence Man, Harold Pinter, Herman Melville, King Lear, Macbeth, Nathaniel Hawthorne, political consultants, politics, Scarlet Letter, Terrence McNally, William Shakespeare Comments closed
Whitman, Melville & Abolitionism
Walt Whitman and Herman Melville’s revolutionary visions of egalitarian societies shaped how Abolitionists thought about America’s potential.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Abolition Movement, Civil War, Herman Melville, Leaves of Grass, slavery, Walt Whitman Comments closed
An Ideal Place to Study Lit
A summer institute where one buries oneself in books is my version of James Hilton’s Shangri-La.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Business, continuing education, Herman Melville, James Hilton, Lost Horizon Comments closed
Does Moby Dick Await Us?
Is America headed for the same fate as the Pequod?
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged consumerism, environmental devastation, global warming, Herman Melville, materialism Comments closed
Lamentation and Weeping in Newtown
The Sandy Hook killings recall the Biblical massacre of the innocents, referenced in “Moby Dick.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Greater Love", Bible, Herman Melville, massacre of the innocents, Sandy Hook shooting, Wilfred Owen Comments closed
Defeating the White Whale of Race Hatred
With a little imagination, “Moby Dick” can be dramatized as a story about race relations.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged GOP, Herman Melville, Mitt Romney, race relations Comments closed
Campaign 2012: Assorted Lit Allusions
Literary allusions are flying fast and free in this primary season.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Alice in Wonderland, Herman Melville, John Bunyan, Lewis Carroll, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Pilgrim's Progress, Presidential campaign, Scarlet Letter, William Blake Comments closed
Captain Ahab, a Tyrant for All Seasons
Nathaniel Philbrick describes “Moby Dick” as a “metaphysical survival manual” which helps us understand the nature of tyrants.