Chapter OneIntroduction
1.1Moby-Dick: Interpretations never end
1.2Allegory, symbol, metaphor and literary interpretation
1.3Cognitive linguistics and metaphor, symbol and allegory
1.4A new model for interpretation
1.5Questions to answer
1.6Methodology to apply
1.7Significance of the study
1.8Organization of the book
Chapter TwoMetaphor, Symbol, Allegory and Moby-Dick
2.1Introduction
2.2Interpretation
2.3Metaphor, symbol and allegory
2.3.1Conceptual metaphor in literary discourse
2.3.2Symbol and allegory in light of cognitive linguistics
2.3.3The call for a new model for interpretations
2.4Moby-Dick studies: Status quo
2.5Summary
Chapter ThreeMapping and Literary Interpretation
3.1Introduction
3.2Mapping
3.2.1Mappings in cognitive linguistics
3.2.2Comparison of Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Structure
Mapping Theory and Blending Theory
3.2.3Mapping and metaphor, symbol and allegory
3.2.4A comparison of mappings in metaphor
symbol and allegory
3.3Literary criticism
3.3.1Literary criticism: From text to context
3.3.2Cognitive linguistics and literary criticism
3.4A model for literary interpretation of Moby-Dick
3.4.1Metaphoric mapping
3.4.2Symbolic mapping
3.4.3Allegorical mapping
3.5Summary
Chapter FourAnthropoeentricism or Ecocentrism: Eeocritieal
Reading
4.1Introduction
4.2Metaphoric mapping: Discourse level
4.2.1Metaphoric mappings of human beings as target domain
4.2.2Metaphoric mappings of nature as target domain
4.2.3Traditional hebraic anthropocentrism or
ecological centrism
4.3Symbolic mapping: From text to nature
4.3.1Moby Dick: Symbol of nature
4.3.2Ahab: Emblem of anthropocentrism
4.3.3Ishmael: Nature''s spokesperson
4.3.4Fedallah: Fire worshipper
4.3.5Elijah: Ecocritics'' warning
4.3.6Queequeg and his affinity to nature
4.3.7Pequod: The other Ahab
4.3.8The doubloon: Incentive of the pursuit
4.3.9The coffin: Resurrection
4.3.10Hearse: The future of anthropocentric science and
technology
4.3.11Hat: Ahab and King Tarquin
4.4Allegorical mapping: Ecocritical reading
4.5Summary
Chapter FiveEgalitarianism or Totalitarianism: Social Political
Reading
5.1Introduction
5.2Metaphoric mapping
5.2.1The social version of the Great Chain of Being
5.2.2The mapping of Social Chain of Being
5.2.3Space as hierarchy
5.2.4Ishmael and Queequeg: Marriage as race communication
5.3Symbolic mapping
5.3.1Pequod: Symbol of the America
5.3.2Ahab the great dictator
5.3.3Moby Dick: Stranger and otherness
5.3.4Ishmael with an equal eye
5.3.5Queequeg: A symbol of democracy
5.3.6The first mate and his hesitation
5.3.7Hypooners, the mainstream force
5.4Allegorization: A social political reading
5.5Summary
Chapter SixFriendship or Homoeroticism: Queer Theory Reading
6.1Introduction
6.2Metaphoric mappings
6.2.1Ishmael and Queequeg marriage metaphors
6.2.2Ishmael and Queequeg love metaphors
6.3Symbolic mapping
6.3.1Queequeg: Homosexual pal
6.3.2Moby Dick: Symbol of phallus
6.3.3Ishmael: Homoerotic yearning
6.3.4Ahab: Homophobia of the heterosexual world
6.3.5The sea: The male world
6.3.6Homoeroticism of"squeezing
6.3.7The tail: Unity of masculinity and femininity
6.3.8Pequod: Paradise of male-specific world
6.4Allegorization: A Queer Theory reading
6.5Summary
Chapter SevenConclusion
7.1Major fndings
7.2Limitations
7.3Future studies
References
Acknowledgements
Appendix A: Mapping of Human beings and Nature
Appendix B: Social Political Mapping
Appendix C: Ishmael-Queequeg: Marriage Mapping