{"product_id":"a-whalers-dictionary-9781571313096","title":"A Whaler's Dictionary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom one of the nation's most dynamic and celebrated young poets, an extended dialogue with the greatest masterpiece of American literature, \u003cem\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking its inspiration--and, for that matter, its form--from Ishmael's abandoned \"Cetological Dictionary\" in \u003cem\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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, \u003cem\u003eA Whaler's Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e is absolutely essential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3013501\"\u003eDan Beachy-Quick\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571313096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571313095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT004020\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005010\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE023000\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44542163484909,"sku":"9781571313096","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_a6cec208-6b79-4391-92e3-714a83128b51.jpg?v=1701521911","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/a-whalers-dictionary-9781571313096","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}