Coined in “Imaginative Molds”: Ahab’s Ecuadorian Doubloon and the Power of the Middle of the World in Moby Dick

In Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, Captain Ahab promises a gold doubloon to the first sailor who spots the white whale. The coin, which is from Ecuador, functions as a miraculous object that triggers passions and interpretations. Why does this particular doubloon hold such power? To answer this questi...

• Auteur principal: Ramírez Paredes, Roberto Marcos (author)
• Format: article
• Langue: spa
• Publié: 2025
• Sujets: Moby-Dick; Herman Melville; Ecuador; Latin America; cultural representation; American; Literature; Moby Dick; Latinoamérica; representación cultural; literatura norteamericana; Literatura
• Accès en ligne: https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/kipus/article/view/5785