“The book is an abortion”: In which Herman Melville eviscerates a book about yachting.

“The book is an abortion”: In which Herman Melville eviscerates a book about yachting.

By Jessie Gaynor | July 30, 2021

Searching for <em>Moby-Dick</em> (and the Elusive Truths of America’s Pastime)

Searching for Moby-Dick (and the Elusive Truths of America’s Pastime)

Rick White on Bill James, Herman Melville, and the Whaleness of Whiteyball

By Rick White | July 13, 2021

British Library Publishing is rushing to print the sea shanty guide we need.

British Library Publishing is rushing to print the sea shanty guide we need.

By Corinne Segal | January 15, 2021

How Nathaniel Hawthorne Distinguished Between ‘Novels’ and ‘Romances’

How Nathaniel Hawthorne Distinguished Between ‘Novels’ and ‘Romances’

This Week on the History of Literature Podcast

By History of Literature | January 11, 2021

A Brief History of Citational Fiction and the Literary Supercut

A Brief History of Citational Fiction and the Literary Supercut

Tom Comitta on the Stigmas and Innovations of Reappropriation

By Tom Comitta | November 5, 2020

Wonder or Horror? On the Dark Side of Our Reverence for Nature

Wonder or Horror? On the Dark Side of Our Reverence for Nature

Tyler Malone Explores the Cinematic Worlds of Eco-Horror

By Tyler Malone | October 30, 2020

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The Encyclopedic Genius of<br> Melville's Masterpiece

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If You Haven't Yet Had Time to Read <em>Moby-Dick</em> Here's a Pop-Up Book

If You Haven't Yet Had Time to Read Moby-Dick Here's a Pop-Up Book

Celebrate Herman Melville's 200th Birthday With Some Cool Whales

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