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Melville's Quarrel With God
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Melville's Quarrel With God
Contributors:
By (Author) Lawrance Roger Thompson
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
15th February 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
Dewey:
813.3
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
484
Dimensions:
Width 127mm, Height 203mm
Weight:
454g
Description
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. Th
