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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459943903321

Autore

Cook Jonathan A (Jonathan Alexander), <1953->

Titolo

Inscrutable malice : theodicy, eschatology, and the biblical sources of Moby-Dick / / Jonathan A. Cook

Pubbl/distr/stampa

DeKalb, Illinois : , : NIU Press, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-5017-5716-4

1-60909-078-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.)

Disciplina

813/.3

Soggetti

Theodicy in literature

Eschatology in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""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""