Chapter One Introduction 1
1.1 Moby-Dick:Interpretations never end 1
1.2 Allegory,symbol,metaphor and literary interpretation 3
1.3 Cognitive linguistics and metaphor,symbol and allegory 4
1.4 A new model for interpretation 5
1.5 Questions to answer 7
1.6 Methodology to apply 7
1.7 Significance of the study 8
1.8 Organization of the book 9
Chapter Two Metaphor,Symbol,Allegory and Moby-Dick 12
2.1 Introduction 12
2.2 Interpretation 12
2.3 Metaphor,symbol and allegory 16
2.3.1 Conceptual metaphor in literary discourse 16
2.3.2 Symbol and allegory in light of cognitive linguistics 19
2.3.3 The call for a new model for interpretations 20
2.4 Moby-Dick studies:Status quo 21
2.5 Summary 23
Chapter Three Mapping and Literary Interpretation 25
3.1 Introduction 25
3.2 Mapping 29
3.2.1 Mappings in cognitive linguistics 29
3.2.2 Comparison of Conceptual Metaphor Theory,Structure Mapping Theory and Blending Theory 38
3.2.3 Mapping and metaphor,symbol and allegory 42
3.2.4 A comparison of mappings in metaphor,symbol and allegory 50
3.3 Literary criticism 61
3.3.1 Literary criticism:From text to context 61
3.3.2 Cognitive linguistics and literary criticism 62
3.4 A model for literary interpretation of Moby-Dick 64
3.4.1 Metaphoric mapping 65
3.4.2 Symbolic mapping 72
3.4.3 Allegorical mapping 73
3.5 Summary 75
Chapter Four Anthropocentricism or Ecocentrism:Ecocritical Reading 77
4.1 Introduction 77
4.2 Metaphoric mapping:Discourse level 78
4.2.1 Metaphoric mappings of human beings as target domain 79
4.2.2 Metaphoric mappings of nature as target domain 82
4.2.3 Traditional hebraic anthropocentrism or ecological centrism? 85
4.3 Symbolic mapping:From text to nature 88
4.3.1 Moby Dick:Symbol of nature 88
4.3.2 Ahab:Emblem of anthropocentrism 91
4.3.3 Ishmael:Nature's spokesperson 96
4.3.4 Fedallah:Fire worshipper 97
4.3.5 Elijah:Ecocritics'warning 99
4.3.6 Queequeg and his affinity to nature 99
4.3.7 Pequod:The other Ahab 100
4.3.8 The doubloon:Incentive of the pursuit 102
4.3.9 The coffin:Resurrection 102
4.3.10 Hearse:The future of anthropocentric science and technology 103
4.3.11 Hat:Ahab and King Tarquin 104
4.4 Allegorical mapping:Ecocritical reading 104
4.5 Summary 112
Chapter Five Egalitarianism or Totalitarianism:Social Political Reading 114
5.1 Introduction 114
5.2 Metaphoric mapping 116
5.2.1 The social version of the Great Chain of Being 116
5.2.2 The mapping of Social Chain of Being 117
5.2.3 Space as hierarchy 124
5.2.4 Ishmael and Queequeg:Marriage as race communication 127
5.3 Symbolic mapping 128
5.3.1 Pequod:Symbol of the America 128
5.3.2 Ahab the great dictator 132
5.3.3 Moby Dick:Stranger and otherness 134
5.3.4 Ishmael with an equal eye 135
5.3.5 Queequeg:A symbol of democracy 135
5.3.6 The first mate and his hesitation 136
5.3.7 Hypooners,the mainstream force 137
5.4 Allegorization:A social political reading 138
5.5 Summary 143
Chapter Six Friendship or Homoeroticism:Queer Theory Reading 145
6.1 Introduction 145
6.2 Metaphoric mappings 146
6.2.1 Ishmael and Queequeg marriage metaphors 147
6.2.2 Ishmael and Queequeg love metaphors 148
6.3 Symbolic mapping 149
6.3.1 Queequeg:Homosexual pal 150
6.3.2 Moby Dick:Symbol of phallus 152
6.3.3 Ishmael:Homoerotic yearning 153
6.3.4 Ahab:Homophobia of the heterosexual world 155
6.3.5 The sea:The male world 156
6.3.6 Homoeroticism ofsqueezing 156
6.3.7 The tail:Unity of masculinity and femininity 157
6.3.8 Pequod:Paradise of male-specific world 158
6.4 Allegorization:A Queer Theory reading 159
6.5 Summary 164
Chapter Seven Conclusion 165
7.1 Major findings 165
7.2 Limitations 167
7.3 Future studies 168
References 169
Acknowledgements 184
Appendix A:Mapping of Human beings and Nature 185
Appendix B:Social Political Mapping 194
Appendix C:Ishmael-Queequeg:Marriage Mapping 199