鲸鱼和电线:白鲸和1858年大西洋电报电缆

The Cambridge Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI:10.1093/camqtly/bfac036

Harriet M Thompson

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摘要:这篇文章是2021年理查德·古德论文奖的获得者，它回顾了海底电报的发展，特别是1858年铺设大西洋电报电缆的航行，并探讨了它与赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》的关系。利用1858年的电缆航行和梅尔维尔的小说之间的联系，本文考虑了人类和非人类网络在全球范围内实现沟通和联系的方式。

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The Whale and the Wire: Moby-Dick and the 1858 Atlantic Telegraph Cable

ABSTRACT:This essay, the winner of the 2021 Richard D. Gooder Essay Prize, considers the development of submarine telegraphy, particularly the 1858 voyage to lay the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, and explores its relationship to Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. Drawing on connections between accounts of the 1858 cable voyage and Melville's novel, this essay considers the ways in which human and non-human networks enabled communication and connection across the globe.

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