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Visionary of the Word
Jonathan A. . Ed(S): Cook
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Paperback. The essays in Visionary of the Word bring together the latest scholarship on Herman Melville's treatment of religion across his long career as a writer of fiction and poetry. Editor(s): Cook, Jonathan A. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; DSK; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Visionary of the Word brings together the latest scholarship on Herman Melville’s treatment of religion across his long career as a writer of fiction and poetry. The volume suggests the broad range of Melville’s religious concerns, including his engagement with the denominational divisions of American Christianity, his dialogue with transatlantic currents in nineteenth-century religious thought, his consideration of theological and philosophical questions related to the problem of evil and determinism versus free will, and his representation of the global contact among differing faiths and cultures. These essays constitute a capacious response to the many avenues through which Melville interacted with ... Read more
Visionary of the Word brings together the latest scholarship on Herman Melville’s treatment of religion across his long career as a writer of fiction and poetry. The volume suggests the broad range of Melville’s religious concerns, including his engagement with the denominational divisions of American Christianity, his dialogue with transatlantic currents in nineteenth-century religious thought, his consideration of theological and philosophical questions related to the problem of evil and determinism versus free will, and his representation of the global contact among differing faiths and cultures. These essays constitute a capacious response to the many avenues through which Melville interacted with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810134256
SKU
V9780810134256
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About Jonathan A. . Ed(S): Cook
Jonathan A. Cook is chair of the English department at Middleburg Academy in Middleburg,Virginia, USA. Brian Yothers is the Frances Spatz Leighton Endowed Distinguished Professor of Englishat the University of Texas at El Paso, USA.
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