Starbuck, first mate: To be enraged with a dumb brute that acted out of blind instinct is blasphemous. Captain Ahab: Speak not to me of blasphemy, man; I'd strike the sun if it insulted me. Look ye, ...

Along with Yiyun Li, Ha Jin and Gao Xingjian, Ms Guo is part of a cohort of celebrated writers of the Chinese diaspora who ...

Johnson is among several sources cited for the titular character of Call Me Ishmaelle, Xialou Guo’s thrilling reworking of Herman Melville’s epic Moby-Dick; one of a number of 19th-century ...

In an early scene from "Moby-Dick," the crew of the whaling vessel The Pequod get to know their skipper. His name is Captain Ahab, and they are on a dangerous journey to track down the white whale ...

The whaling ship Paquod has been sailing for a week, but none of the crew have seen the captain, Ahab, since they left shore. When he does emerge he tells them of Moby-Dick, the white whale that ...

Then there’s the fact that several passages in Moby-Dick are written in a play script format: [The cabin; by the stern windows; Ahab sitting alone, and gazing out] “I leave a white and turbid wake; ...

Film buffs can feast their eyes on attire worn by such legendary actors as Deborah Kerr, Gregory Peck and Faye Dunaway at the Elgin library’s new exhibit, “Glitz-Glamour-Gorgeous: A Tribute to ...

Captain Ahab’s chase of the White Whale in 'Moby-Dick' is not just about vengeance; it is an obsession that defines his entire existence. His relentless pursuit is a desperate attempt to impose order ...

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