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Wild: Man Against Nature -- Moby Dick and The Bear
Wild Man Against Nature Moby Dick and The Bear Author:Charles Hughes In Wild: Man Against Nature?Moby Dick and ?The Bear,? Hughes returns to the subject of his 1971 doctoral dissertation which he has revised and updated, expanding further upon the critical issue of the 21st century--the impact of humanity on the earth, on nature and its wilderness areas and on our fellow creatures. He explores this theme by drawi... more »ng a detailed comparison and contrast between two of the great- est hunting stories in American Literature, Herman Melville?s Moby Dick and William Faulkner?s ?The Bear,? and showing how these masterworks foreshadowed the global environmental crises we are facing today.« less