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Autore |
Cook Jonathan A (Jonathan Alexander), <1953-> |
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Titolo |
Inscrutable malice : theodicy, eschatology, and the biblical sources of "Moby-Dick" / / Jonathan A. Cook [[electronic resource]] |
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Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 2022 |
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ISBN |
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1-5017-5716-4 |
1-60909-078-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (358 p.) |
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Collana |
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Cornell scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Theodicy in literature |
Eschatology in literature |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: DeKalb, Illinois: Northern Illinois University Press, 2012. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""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"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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