Neither believer nor infidel : skepticism and faith in Melville's shorter fiction and poetry /

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"The first full-length study to explore the relationship between religious doubt and faith in a broad selection of Herman Melville's short stories, novellas, and poetry"-

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cook, Jonathan A. (Jonathan Alexander), 1953- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2023.
Temas:
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891 > Criticism and interpretation.
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891.
Faith in literature.
Skepticism in literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Neither believer nor infidel: biographical considerations
  • Biblical inversion and the ends of Christianity: "Bartleby, the Scrivener"
  • Conversion, infatuation, resurrection: Christian salvation in "Cock-a-Doodle-Do!"
  • The genealogy of Melville's female Job: Griselda, "Wakefield," Agatha, Hunilla
  • Revolutionary skepticism in Israel Potter: the role of Ecclesiastes
  • Memorializing the dead in Battle-Pieces: Christian and classical motifs
  • "Are ye gods?" Interrogating the divine in Timoleon, etc.
  • Legends of the fall: Genesis, Paradise Lost, Schopenhauer, Billy Budd.

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