Inscrutable Malice : : Theodicy, Eschatology, and the Biblical Sources of "Moby-Dick" / / Jonathan A. Cook.
In Inscrutable Malice, Jonathan A. Cook expertly illuminates Melville's abiding preoccupation with the problem of evil and the dominant role of the Bible in shaping his best-known novel. Drawing on recent research in the fields of biblical studies, the history of religion, and comparative mytho...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Backlist 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2021] ©2012 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (358 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Bibliographical Note
- CHAPTER ONE Joban Theodicy and Apocalyptic Eschatology
- CHAPTER TWO Pilgrimage and Prophecy
- CHAPTER THREE Chaos Monster and Unholy Warrior
- CHAPTER FOUR Cetology, Cosmology, Epistemology
- CHAPTER FIVE Comic and Tragic Variations
- CHAPTER SIX Hubris and Heroism, Mortality and Immortality
- CHAPTER SEVEN Combat and Catastrophe
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography of Melville and Moby-Dick Studies
- Index