Properties (48)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
novel
|
gptkbp:adaptation |
musical
film ballet opera video game graphic novel theatre documentary radio drama |
gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Herman_Melville
|
gptkbp:character |
gptkb:Captain_Ahab
Ishmael |
gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
gptkbp:critical_reception |
initially mixed
now considered a classic |
gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired numerous adaptations
influenced art and literature featured in popular culture subject of academic study |
gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Pierre;_or,_The_Ambiguities
|
gptkbp:genre |
epic
adventure fiction whaling novel |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Moby-Dick
|
gptkbp:influence |
modernist literature
American_literature |
gptkbp:ISBN |
978-0-14-243724-7
|
gptkbp:language |
English
|
gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
first-person
omniscient |
gptkbp:notableQuote |
From hell's heart I stab at thee.
I am a part of all that I have met. The sea is a mysterious place. Call_me_Ishmael. A_whale_ship_was_my_Yale_College_and_my_Harvard. |
gptkbp:pageCount |
635
|
gptkbp:precededBy |
Typee
|
gptkbp:publishedBy |
1851
|
gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Harper_&_Brothers
|
gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
whaling_ship_Pequod |
gptkbp:symbol |
Pequod
white whale |
gptkbp:theme |
nature
fate obsession revenge |