Moby-Dick: Great Books Explained
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Herman Melville, the author of Moby-Dick, worked on a whaling ship as a harpoonist, literally at the sharp end of that gruesome business. And he took those experiences of life at sea and combined them with a love of William Shakespeare and the King James bible, to create a great American novel about obsession and compulsion. Moby-Dick pre-empts the work of Freud and Jung and the very modern quest to understand the psychology of the human mind, and it is just as much a story of the inner journey to the recesses of the human psyche as it is a journey across the vast blue oceans.
Moby-Dick is a complex metaphysical novel that looks for philosophy in whales, and for poetry in blubber.
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Actor: David Shurvell
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FILMS
The Sea Beast (1926) - ©Warner Bros
Moby Dick (1956) - ©Warner Bros
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BOOKS
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
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My mother lived in nursing home in Fall River, Massachusetts. When visiting her, I used to wonder why almost everybody in this area had a Portuguese last name, EVERYBODY!!! One day one of the elderly residents explained it to me. Back in the late 18th century, whaling ships would leave Portugal with a new crew assembled from surrounding Lisbon area. By the time the ship arrived in Rhode Island or Massachusetts after six months to one year of catching whales, the crew- their pockets fat with a year's salary, had zero desire to get back on that ship. They stayed in New England to start of new life, while the ships returned to Portugal practically empty. Repeat this a thousand times on a thousand ships from the 1800s to the 1920s, and thats why over half the population of some Rhode Island towns are descended from Portugal, Cape Verde and Angola!
In the book the narrator literally turns a mirror on themselves at one point. Feels like Melville is breaking the fourth wall.
The greatest American novel, no doubt. Truly a life changing read for me. The powerlessness, the anger, the bitterness, the Gnosticism; it hits deep. The most affecting part for me is when Ahab has a brief moment of clarity and realizes he's wasted his life on his quest, but then reaffirms his fixity of purpose and says, "Ahab is forever Ahab, man. This drama was rehearsed by thee and me a billion years before this ocean rolled." Truly one of the greatest books ever written.
You should start some kind of book club- so we can read the book before watching your films. Gonna have to do this one in reverse !
I was too young and foolish when I first read Moby Dick. I know now through your exquisitely done video that this is just the book for me, and I will read it again with a keener eye. Thank you.
This is just a appreciation comment.
When i was a child and read international novels for the first time, i remembered the writer mentioning Moby Dick a lot of times as snides/jokes, in a sense of it being a convoluted reading material for intelligent and boring people. It's strange how after so many years i finally found out what the book is about😅😅
In Jake Heggie’s opera Moby Dick, “Call me Ishmael” is the last line of the piece, not the first, sung by the character known as Greenhorn when a sailor on board the Rachel asks his name as he is pulled from the sea.
Having different people read out the citations in your videos helps to make the books feel distinct, and it's also exciting to hear who's reading this time.
When the book reaches The Chase, after hearing so much about the whale and how obsessed Ahab was, it was so invigorating to read through those last pages. Then, suddenly in the end, after everything collapses, Moby Dick goes on the rest of his day like nothing happened. To me, that was the clearest theme that I got out of it, especially towards the end. Nature is indifferent, as you said!
Me, breaking my ankle running to upvote this highly anticipated installment of Moby Dick in Great Books Explained before I finish the video because I know how good it is going to be!
This book had me on my knees begging the sky for meaning, punching walls, and satisfyingly sobbing. I have thought about it every single day since i first read it, and while reading it i did not want it to end. Thank you for an amazing video on the book that has now become my own manual for living. I spread the Gospel any chance I get and tell people to read this book as soon as they can. It truly changed me and the way I view life. Thank you so much for this!
To all the people in the comments that are hesitating reading this book because of its size, its divided into very small chapters and it's easy to read in small increments if needed.
Your final comment was perfect. Having confessed all the sins of man, Melville has been washed clean. Nature, God, man, he struggles with all the big themes. The sea, careless whether you live or not, will strip you to the bone. Wonderful commentary.
Fantastic video! Fascinating interpretation of the psychology behind the writing. James - All of your book and Art/Artist videos are a masterclass for us all.
My absolute favorite book, one that changed my DNA after reading, changed my entire world view when I first read it about 15+ yrs ago. I could have watched to a 5-hr version of this.
I simply can’t imagine this channel being better. Bravo-again. Bravo.
I read and studied Moby Dick during a semester at the university more than 20 years ago. I was so captured by it, since the first line. This video, with its precious analysis, has literally moved me. Thank you so much!