The Pusher and the Sufferer - An Unsentimental Reading of "Moby Dick"

Explores the nature of Melville's relations to his reader in Moby Dick, arguing that Melville and his narrator Ishmael are so dazzled, so completely seduced by the Ahab's charismatic charm that they, along with most readers and critics, are unable to see Ahab's character clearly confusing his demonism for tragic heroism.

List of contents

Introduction: Uses of Melancholy 1. The World as Will 2. Narcissism 3. Seduction 4. Fusion Selected Bibliography Index

About the author

Suzanne Stein

Summary

Explores the nature of Melville's relations to his reader in Moby Dick, arguing that Melville and his narrator Ishmael are so dazzled, so completely seduced by the Ahab's charismatic charm that they, along with most readers and critics, are unable to see Ahab's character clearly confusing his demonism for tragic heroism.

Product details

• Authors: Suzanne Stein, Stein Suzanne
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.08.2000
• EAN: 9780815339595
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-3959-5
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 400 g
• Series: Studies in Major Literary Authors
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, American English, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form