Great Novels
Ten capacious novels that demonstrate what the form can contain. 10 books · Intermediate.
American Renaissance · Novel / stories
Moby-Dick
by Herman Melville. A major work by Herman Melville exploring obsession, authority, metaphysics; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1851
- Origin
- United States
- Genre
- Novel / stories
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
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Why it matters
A major work by Herman Melville exploring obsession, authority, metaphysics; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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