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Melville´s Quarrel With God
Lawrance Roger Thompson
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Description for Melville´s Quarrel With God
Paperback. The description for this book, Melville's Quarrel With God, will be forthcoming. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 484 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
484
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Condition
New
Weight
519g
Number of Pages
484
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691623719
SKU
V9780691623719
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