Captain Ahab, who led the ill-fated quest for Melville's great white whale, Moby-Dick, may have been misunderstood. Today, it appears he has much... Was Captain Ahab Ahead of His Time? Is it possible?

In “Moby Dick,” Captain Ahab declares, “All my means are sane, my motive and object mad.” He rigged the whole ship and its system of command to drive his men to break their backs, to crack their oars, ...

Last summer, MORE Theater/S.B., a site-specific drama company devised by artistic director Meg Kruszewska, premiered their first production: Part I of The Whalers’ Triptych. This trio of dramatic ...

"Wilt thou not chase the white whale! Art not game for Moby Dick?" And as Captain Ahab demanded this of chief mate Starbuck in Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, so you are asked ...

Within four months, three picture books and one YA novel inspired by Herman Melville’s best-known works are hitting shelves.