The World in a Footnote: Examining Ahab’s Chart in Chapter 44 of Moby-Dick
Chapter 44 of Moby-Dick (“The Chart”) includes a footnote comparing Ahab’s plan to track Moby Dick across the globe with Matthew F. Maury’s efforts to chart the winds and currents of the oceans and produce an accurate “whale chart.” This article unpacks the effects produced by the addition of the fo...
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Language: | English |
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Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès
2022-10-01
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Series: | Miranda: Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde Anglophone |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/miranda/47428 |