Moby-Dick (Cliffs Notes) [Paperback]

Stanley P. Baldwin (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764586645 | ISBN-13: 978-0764586644 | Publication Date: November 20, 2000 | Edition: 1

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background.

In CliffsNotes on Moby-Dick, you follow along this great American novel; the turbulent and adventurous story of a sea captain's obsession with a white whale.

This study guide shares a story about defiance, friendship, duty, and death — all immersed in symbolism, such as the white whale, itself. You'll gain comfort with the dark and complicated plot as you move through critical commentaries on each of the novel's 135 chapters. Other features that help you figure out this important work include

• Life and background of the author, Herman Melville
• Analyses of the characters
• Introduction to the novel
• A review section that tests your knowledge and suggests essay topics
• A selected bibliography that leads you to more great resources

Classic literature or modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

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About the Author

Stanley Baldwin is a writer and teacher living in Nebraska.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes; 1 edition (November 20, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764586645
• ISBN-13: 978-0764586644
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well, it is shorter...., January 26, 2006

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Herman Melville - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moby-Dick (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)

Kids, think of this as an ice cream sundae with only the vanilla film and a speck of fudge on the inside of the sundae glass. It'll be enough for you to report on the significant parts of the sundae in great detail to Mr. English Teacher, but you'll have none of the feeling of having eaten an ice cream sundae, perhaps the finest food on Earth, if not the finest thing. Let's call this a loan. Use old Cliff to get through the test, but promise yourself that you'll at least pull up a chair to the book when you have the chance.

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well, it is shorter...., March 3, 2006

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Herm Melville (The Hereafter) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moby-Dick (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)

Kids, think of this as an ice cream sundae with only the vanilla film and a speck of fudge on the inside of the sundae glass. It'll be enough for you to report on the significant parts of the sundae in great detail to Mr. English Teacher, but you'll have none of the feeling of having eaten an ice cream sundae, perhaps the finest food on Earth, if not the finest thing. Let's call this a loan. Use old Cliff to get through the test, but promise yourself that you'll at least pull up a chair to the book when you have the chance.

4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The original is better, January 30, 2002

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Ron Cowie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moby-Dick (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)

This volume skims over too much. I didn't like it as much as the original