Moby Dick Study Guide

Related Links on Moby Dick

The Arrowhead Home Page: - This website is the official homepage for Arrowhead, the farm in Pittsfield, Massachusetts where Herman Melville lived during the 1850s and the site where he wrote Moby Dick. The site contains historical details about the house and links to other information about Melville.

The Life and Works of Herman Melville: - This website contains biographical information on Herman Melville as well as discussion and analysis of his various works, links to complete e-texts of Melville's works, criticisms of his novels and letters written by Melville to Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Moby Dick as Tragedy: - This website is an essay discussing some of the major themes and literary devices prominent within Moby Dick.

The Grotesque Pacific in Moby Dick: - This website is another essay discussing the novel, focusing on the Pequod's journey into the Pacific and Ishmael's changing and broadening view of the world throughout the novel.

Sperm Whales: The Real Moby Dick: - This PBS site contains information on the Sperm Whale, including a multimedia feature that takes one on an underwater journey to learn more about the habits, biology and social structure of the Sperm Whale.