| Titre | El Capitán Ahab frente al enigma del abismo : el valor de los símbolos en Moby Dick | |
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| Auteur | José Manuel Rodríguez Herrera | |
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Revue | Amerika |
| Numéro | No 11, 2014 Monstres et monstruosités dans les représentations esthétiques et sociales | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Thématique Monstres d'ailleurs |
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| Résumé anglais |
A premonitory novel, Moby Dick anticipates many of the war conflicts and monomaniac rhetoric of modern day politics. After September 11th, the parallelisms between Ahab, George W. Bush, Bin Laden and Moby Dick seem too obvious to be easily overlooked. In other words, Moby Dick's essence as a revenge tragedy surfaces now stronger than ever. Even if, it seems clear, revenge may be the running force spurring Captain Ahab to go on with his mad pursuit of the Albino whale, the monster still sprouts too many meanings, making it all the more difficult to decipher the enigma. However, as I would like to argue, the interpretation of certain symbols in the novel, such as Ahab's limbs and trophies, can give us new insights into the meanings attached to the monster. Source : Éditeur (via OpenEdition Journals) |
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| Article en ligne | http://amerika.revues.org/5620 |
