Description
From one of the nation's most dynamic and celebrated young poets, an extended dialogue with the greatest masterpiece of American literature, Moby-Dick.
Taking its inspiration--and, for that matter, its form--from Ishmael's abandoned "Cetological Dictionary" in Moby-Dick, this extraordinary, highly original work brings meditations on myth, representation, language, nature, consciousness, and notions of spiritual quest into constantly new relations. From "Accuracy" to "Wound," from "Adam" to "Void," and from "Babel" to "Silence," the cross-referential, highly associative entries make up an utterly singular work of art.
For fans of Beachy-Quick's acclaimed collections of poems, for the legions of Melville fanatics among us, and indeed for anyone who regards reading as an unconditional, encompassing obsession, A Whaler's Dictionary is absolutely essential.
Author: Dan Beachy-Quick
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 11/01/2008
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781571313096
ISBN10: 1571313095
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | American | General
- Poetry | American | General
- Poetry | Subjects & Themes | General