[lit-ideas] Re: Moby Dick and America
- From: Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:16:16 -0800 (PST)
The author of the article omits to make a point about the biblical names,
Ahab being one of the kings of Israel and Ishmael the first Arab. What is the
purpose of telling the story from Ishmael's perspective, other than the
technical one that the narrator neeeds to survive the tragedy ?
O.K.
--- On Wed, 12/10/08, cblists@xxxxxxxx <cblists@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: cblists@xxxxxxxx <cblists@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Moby Dick and America
> To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 10:53 AM
> On 9-Dec-08, at 8:20 PM, Eric Yost wrote:
>
> > we don't see "Ahab's perspective"
> since the story is told through Ishmael. That's part of
> Melville's point.
>
> Sounds like an interesting novel - has anyone done it
> (i.e., told the story of _Moby Dick_ through Ahab's
> perspective)?
>
> Chris Bruce
> Kiel, Germany
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