Poetry
The Maldive Shark
2015·64 pages
Herman Melville's poem depicts a languorous shark in the Maldive Sea, accompanied by alert pilot fish, exploring their symbiotic relationship through vivid and mocking imagery.
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Herman Melville's poem depicts a languorous shark in the Maldive Sea, accompanied by alert pilot fish, exploring their symbiotic relationship through vivid and mocking imagery.
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'No voice, no low, no howl is heard; the chief sound of life here is a hiss.' Stories and poems by Herman Melville drawn from his years at sea Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and t...
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Sexual content
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No sexual content present. Implied off-page assault in one character's backstory of abandonment and wrongdoing by whalers.
Violence & gore
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Descriptions of drownings, shootings, and predatory animal deaths; recurring themes of desolate violence in island sketches
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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Metaphorical reference to drunken sluggishness; brief mentions of sailors' alcohol in stories
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present
Religious content
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Brief biblical allusions, such as Apples of Sodom, in descriptive passages
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements present
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Satirical commentary on colonialism, human isolation, and societal indifference in nautical tales
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Depictions of enslavement, cruelty to stranded individuals, animal hunting, and systemic isolation suffering. Implied off-page assault in one character's backstory of abandonment and wrongdoing by whalers.
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