> It is plain, then, that phrenologically the head of this Leviathan, in the creature's living intact state, is an entire delusion. (Moby Dick)
Melville's meditations on the anatomy of the whale are absolutely stunning, especially when you add layers of meaning to what "the whale" may represent (God, justice or injustice, morality, nature, etc etc...)
> It is plain, then, that phrenologically the head of this Leviathan, in the creature's living intact state, is an entire delusion. (Moby Dick)
Melville's meditations on the anatomy of the whale are absolutely stunning, especially when you add layers of meaning to what "the whale" may represent (God, justice or injustice, morality, nature, etc etc...)