 | Whale! Subjects: Melville Herman 1819–1891.Moby Dick; Psychological fiction American -- History and criticism; Sea stories American -- History and criticism; Whaling in literature; Whales in literature; The aim of this thoroughly unconventional work is to demonstrate that Herman MelvilleOCOs Moby Dick and Ludwig WittgensteinOCOs Philosophical Investigations are, in effect, one and the same book. Whale not only successfully reveals the vital intersections between Melville and Wittgenstein but also makes a compelling argument for why such intersections are essential to understanding common political projects in literature and philosophy." |
