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ERIC Number: EJ343602
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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The Truth of the Thing: Nonfiction in "Moby Dick"
Hilbert, Betsy
College English, v48 n8 p824-31 Dec 1986
Looks at Melville's narrative construction of "onion-like...layers of truth" that combine romance and textbook, presents critics' discussion and scholars' treatment of the cetological information present in the text, offers an explanation for the lack of recognition due to the nonfictional parts of "Moby Dick." (JK)
Descriptors: College English, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices, Literary Genres, Literary Styles, Literature Appreciation, Marine Mammals, Nineteenth Century Literature, Novels
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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