Moby-Dick: A Norton Critical Edition

Moby-Dick: A Norton Critical Edition

<p><strong><em>“One of the great strengths of this third edition is Hershel Parker’s inclusion of commentary on</em> Moby-Dick <em>from its publication in 1851 right into the 21st century to answer why</em> Moby-Dick<em>―boisterous, beautiful, filled with soaring language, forever questioning, and nearly 200 years old―is more popular than ever.”</em> ―MARY K. BERCAW EDWARDS, <em>University of Connecticut</em></strong></p><p>This Norton Critical Edition includes:</p><p><br /> • Melville’s classic novel of whaling and revenge, based on Hershel Parker’s revision of the 1967 text edited by Harrison Hayford and Hershel Parker.<br /> • Twenty-six illustrations, including maps, contemporary engravings, and diagrams of whaleboat rigging.<br /> • Background and source materials centering on whaling and whalecraft, Melville’s international reception, the inspirations for <em>Moby-Dick</em>, and Melville’s related correspondence.<br /> • Forty-four reviews and interpretations of the novel spanning three centuries.<br /> • A revised and updated Selected Bibliography.<br /><br /><strong>About the Series</strong><br /><br /> Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format―annotated text, contexts, and criticism―helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.<br /></p>