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Inscrutable malice : theodicy, eschatology, and the biblical sources of "Moby-Dick" / Jonathan A. Cook.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cook, Jonathan A. (Jonathan Alexander), 1953- author.
- Series:
- Cornell scholarship online.
- Cornell scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Moby Dick.
- Melville, Herman.
- Theodicy in literature.
- Eschatology in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (358 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2022.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Jonathan A. Cook's book illuminates Herman 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 mythology, the book provides a new interpretation of 'Moby-Dick' that places Melville's creative adaptation of the Bible at the centre of the work.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Bibliographical Note""; ""1�Joban Theodicy and Apocalyptic Eschatology""; ""2�Pilgrimage and Prophecy""; ""3�Chaos Monster and Unholy Warrior""; ""4�Cetology, Cosmology, Epistemology""; ""5�Comic and Tragic Variations""; ""6�Hubris and Heroism, Mortality and Immortality""; ""7�Combat and Catastrophe""; ""Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography of Melville and Moby-Dick Studies""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: DeKalb, Illinois: Northern Illinois University Press, 2012.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 3, 2022).
- ISBN:
- 9781501757167
- 1501757164
- 9781609090784
- 1609090780
- OCLC:
- 868220378
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