Touching this leviathan / Peter Wayne Moe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moe, Peter Wayne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Whales.

Environmental aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 153 pages)

Place of Publication:

Corvallis, Oregon : Oregon State University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Touching This Leviathan asks how we might come to know the unknowable-in this case, whales, animals so large yet so elusive, revealing just a sliver of back, a glimpse of a fluke, or a split-second breach before diving away. It's a pressing question, given how frequently whales are in the news: Japan just withdrew from the International Whaling Commission; the Makah Tribe seeks to resume hunts; in 2019 more than 200 gray whales washed up along the West Coast; in 2018, an orca attracted international attention when she pushed her dead calf through the water 17 days before letting go; and, amid all this, every few years we discover new species of whales. Beyond the parade of headlines, writing about whales-history, science, and literary work-often sits within disciplinary silos. Touching This Leviathan starts a conversation among them. Drawing on biology, theology, local history, literary criticism, environmental studies, and composition theory, author Peter Wayne Moe offers a deep dive into the alluring and impalpable mysteries of Earth's largest mammal. Entertaining, thought-provoking, and swimming with intelligence and wit, Touching This Leviathan is creative nonfiction that gestures toward science and literary criticism as it invites readers into the belly of the whale"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-87071-307-8

OCLC:

1251765035