Una Interpretación Liberal de Moby Dick
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https://doi.org/10.30800/mises.2021.v9.1389Palabras clave:
Revolución americana, valores liberales, Herman Melville, Moby DickResumen
El ensayo ofrece una interpretación económica de Moby Dick de Herman Melville. Su tesis central es que el cetáceo representa, de manera emblemática, los valores que condicionaron el nacimiento de Estados Unidos como nación. Para llevar a cabo el emprendimiento, el artículo ubica la obra en el contexto histórico, describe la revolución literaria que acechaba a esa nación y el lugar de Moby Dick en el movimiento. Se exploran algunos pasajes clave de la historia de aventuras que exploran la interpretación ofrecida, especialmente los capítulos 42 y 54 de la obra. Busca desvelar los principales mensajes subliminales del libro. El núcleo del libro se identifica en función de los valores que afirma, ofreciendo una interpretación liberal del mensaje de la obra, asociando a la criatura, protagonista de la obra, con la justicia.
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