1. The Historic Relations of King Lear and Moby-Dick -- 2. King Lear as Exemplar and Model -- 3. Melville's Route to King Lear -- 4. Ahab's Sources, Politics, Theology, and Tragedy -- 5. Ishmael's Alternative Politics -- 6. Ishmael's Consciousness -- Appendix: Melville's Markings in Shakespeare's Plays
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [153]-158) and index