Alcohol in the writings of Herman Melville : "the ever-devilish god of grog" / Corey Evan Thompson.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Thompson, Corey Evan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Melville, Herman, 1819-1891--Criticism and interpretation.
• Drinking of alcoholic beverages in literature.
• Alcoholic beverages in literature.
• Temperance in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In early to mid-19th century America, there were growing debates concerning the social acceptability of alcohol and its consumption. Temperance reformers publicly decried the evils of liquor, and America's greatest authors began to write works of temperance fiction, stories that urged Americans to refrain from imbibing. Herman Melville was born in an era when drunkenness was part of daily life for American men but came of age at a time when the temperance movement had gained social and literary momentum. This first full-length analysis of alcohol and intoxication in Melville's novels, short fi

Contents:

• Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Melville's Temperance Fiction; Chapter 2. The Prodromal Phase of Alcoholism; Chapter 3. Melville's Supposedly Social Drinkers; Chapter 4. Unscrupulous Sippers, Smugglers and Servers; Chapter 5. Alcohol, Deception and Melville's Confidence Men; Chapter 6. Loss of Rank, Loss of Reputation; Chapter 7. Alcohol, Ill Health and Penury; Chapter 8. Of Grog and Monsters: Melville's Addiction Narratives; Chapter 9. Melville's Dark Temperance; Conclusion; Afterword: Melville and the Bottle
• Appendix: A Concordance of Melville's Characters and AlcoholChapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Thompson, Corey Evan. Alcohol in the writings of Herman Melville : "the ever-devilish god of grog."

ISBN:

• 0-7864-9960-5
• 1-4766-2120-9