by Daniel Herman (Author)
Zen and the White Whale: A Buddhist Rendering of Moby-Dick examines how Herman Melville's Moby-Dick may have been influenced by contemporaneous sources of information about Buddhist thought and considers the book from a Zen Buddhist perspective, as it is expressed in both ancient and modern teachings.
Author Biography
Daniel Herman is adjunct professor of English at the University of San Francisco.
Number of Pages: 219
Dimensions: 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: October 19, 2015