《白鯨》是梅爾維爾的杰作,在描寫離奇的歷險、瘋狂的偏執(zhí),以及玄學思考方面,它都是一部經典。船長亞哈狂亂地追捕白鯨莫比?迪克,它狡猾無比、臭名昭著,這段航程充滿戲劇張力,而且很大部分都是基于作者自己在公海的冒險經歷。這個版本收錄了梅爾維爾與霍桑的通信,兩位作家探討了小說情節(jié)和意象的哲學深度。This classic story of high adventure, manic obsession, and metaphysical speculation was Melville's masterpiece. The tale of Captain Ahab's frantic pursuit of the cunning and notorious white whale Moby Dick, is packed with drama, and draws heavily on the author's own experiences on the high seas. This edition includes passages from Melville's correspondence with Nathaniel Hawthorne, in which the two discussed the philosophical depths of the novel's plot and imagery.