Inscrutable Malice: Theodicy, Eschatology, and the Biblical Sources of Moby-Dick

by Jonathan A. Cook

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In Inscrutable Malice, Jonathan A. Cook expertly illuminates 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, Cook provides a new interpretation of Moby-Dick that places Melville's creative adaptation of the Bible at the center...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:150176165X

ISBN13:9781501761652

Release Date:December 2021

Publisher:Northern Illinois University Press

Length:358 Pages

Weight:1.16 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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