Menetekel: the black whale and the semiotics of doom
Auteur :
Cronkhite, Todd Tyner
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781041347927
Date de publication :
15 oct. 2026
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
530 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Menetekel: The Black Whale and the Semiotics of Doom explores a literary and cultural phenomenon known as menetekel—a sign or warning of impending disaster—using Ishmael, the narrator of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, as a guide to understanding how such signs are read, interpreted, and contested.