Melville's Quarrel With God / / Lawrance Roger Thompson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Thompson, Lawrance Roger,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1952
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 2262
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (484 p.)

In this radical reinterpretation, Mr. Thompson argues that Melville, seeking to disguise his agonized conviction of the cruelty and malice of God, consistently satirized Christian doctrine. He endeavors to show that Melville resorted to literary deceptions that could simultaneously hoodwink and satirize the point of view of his orthodox readers. This bold challenge to the conventional interpretation of Melville is brilliantly presented and fully supported by external and internal evidence in such a way as to reveal a sinister intent in all of the major narratives from Typee through Billy Budd.Originally published in 1952.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- TO THE READER -- FRUIT OF THAT FORBIDDEN TREE -- EDEN REVISITED -- QUEST FOR ATONEMENT -- THREE PHASES OF DISILLUSIONMENT -- SLASHING THE JACKET -- DARK CONFESSIONS -- WICKED BOOK -- GOD'S STONY HEART -- SWINDLES AS GOD'S AGENT -- CHRONIC REPULSE -- DIVINE DEPRAVITY -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- INDEX