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Lädt ... Leviathan oder Der Wal. Auf der Suche nach dem mythischen Tier der Tiefe (2008)von Philip Hoare
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I really enjoyed this book, though I understand the comments of some reviewers. The author is a professor of Literature and writing, not a scientist, so if you want an in-depth book on the latest whale knowledge, look elsewhere. If you want a book that has information on whales and whaling and culture and literature, then, this is your book ( ) From his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale to his adult encounters with the living animals in the Atlantic Ocean, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare has been obsessed with whales. Journeying through human and natural history, The Whale is the result of his voyage of discovery into the heart of this obsession and the book that inspired it: Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. Taking us deep into their domain, Hoare shows us these mysterious creatures as they have never been seen before. Following in Ishmael's footsteps, he explores the troubled history of man and whale; visits the historic whaling locales of New Bedford, Nantucket, and the Azores; and traces the whale's cultural history from Jonah to Free Willy. Winner of the prestigious BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, The Whale is an unforgettable and often moving attempt to explain why these strange and beautiful animals still exert such a powerful hold on our imagination. A slightly disappointing book. It was difficult to weigh up what the author intended. For a large part of the book he was following Herman Melville and Moby Dick. He digressed, reasonably enough, inot the whaling industry and its history. He then digressed further into varoius historical sightings of whales and whales used as fairground attractions. All mixed up with a bit of natural history and biology. It all gave the impression that he had too much research and wasn't sure how to put it all together but he wasn't going to waste any of it. Philip Hoare duikt vrij letterlijk in de rijke natuurhistorische geschiedenis van al wat van veraf en dichtbij met walvissen te maken heeft, grotendeels met Melville's Ishmael als gids. Hij slaagt er bijzonder goed in om het unieke en grandioze van het walvissenras over te brengen. Zelden heb ik met meer verwondering een boek gelezen.
Part of the beguiling genius of “The Whale,” a rhapsodic meditation on all things cetacean, is that Philip Hoare so suggestively explores the English origins of Herman Melville’s masterpiece while providing his own quirky, often revelatory take on the more familiar aspects of the novel. In The Whale, Hoare transforms his obsession with these mammoth creatures into an intricate exploration of history, literature, and science. It’s not a stretch to say he’s on a spiritual voyage to understand the whale’s place – and his– in the world. "The Whale" results from years of devoted researching, talking, kayaking, diving and swimming; it is equal parts almanac, literary study, celebration, elegy, eulogy and literary travel essay. Philip Hoare has written a biography of Noel Coward and the history of a British military hospital, but The Whale is the book he was meant for. Philip Hoare began his writing career as the biographer of Stephen Tennant and Noël Coward. More recently, his work has turned into something harder to categorise: amazing feats of history and imagination that take you to places within yourself - never mind the places he is actually describing - that you did not even know existed. Leviathan or, The Whale is one of these feats and it is as elusive a beast as the great, unknowable creature that is its inspiration. AuszeichnungenPrestigeträchtige Auswahlen
Eine enzyklopädische und zugleich poetische Entdeckungsreise zum Wal; im positiven Sinne maßlos wie sein Ausgangspunkt, Herman Melvilles "Moby Dick" - mit vergleichbar mäanderndem Erzählstil, zitierend, (auch kritisch) kommentierend: die Person Melvilles und die Entstehung seines Hauptwerks, die englische Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts, eine Kulturgeschichte "Mensch und Wal", Walfang als bedeutender Faktor der Wirtschafts- und Industriegeschichte und nicht zuletzt die Darstellung dessen, was über Anatomie, Physiologie und Verhalten der Wale, über deren Gefährdung und Schutz bekannt ist. Dargestellt anhand einer gewaltigen Menge an Quellen, Zeitzeugenberichten, Schwarz-Weiß-Fotos, Stichen und Gemälden. Spannend und flüssig zu lesen wie ein Roman, bietet der Titel trotz des ausführlichen Registers zwar keine "fast facts", ist aber bildend und anrührend im umfassendsten Sinne und findet hoffentlich neben den Superlativbüchern mit ihren Sensationsbildern die an Gesamtzusammenhängen interessierten Leser. Und obendrein: ein schön gestaltetes Buch aus dem Mare-Verlag. Wo immer möglich: empfohlen! (2) (Volker König)
Umfassende Darstellung des Verhältnisses von Mensch und Wal durch die Geschichte bis heute. Ausgehend von Melvilles "Moby Dick" werden Biologie und Verhalten, aber auch kultur-, literatur- und wirtschaftsgeschichtliche Aspekte behandelt. (Volker König) Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)599.5Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Mammals Cetacea, Sirenia: Whales, etc.Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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