{"product_id":"melvilles-quarrel-with-god-9780691623719","title":"Melvilles Quarrel With God","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this radical reinterpretation, Mr. Thompson argues that Melville, seeking to disguise his agonized conviction of the cruelty and malice of God, consistently satirized Christian doctrine. He endeavors to show that Melville resorted to literary deceptions that could simultaneously hoodwink and satirize the point of view of his orthodox readers. Th\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*TO THE READER, pg. 1*FRUIT OF THAT FORBIDDEN TREE, pg. 17*EDEN REVISITED, pg. 43*QUEST FOR ATONEMENT, pg. 59*THREE PHASES OF DISILLUSIONMENT, pg. 73*SLASHING THE JACKET, pg. 93*DARK CONFESSIONS, pg. 127*WICKED BOOK, pg. 147*GOD'S STONY HEART, pg. 247*SWINDLES AS GOD'S AGENT, pg. 297*CHRONIC REPULSE, pg. 329*DIVINE DEPRAVITY, pg. 355*CONCLUSION, pg. 417*NOTES, pg. 427*INDEX, pg. 459","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359120163159,"sku":"9780691623719","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691623719.jpg?v=1754123672","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/melvilles-quarrel-with-god-9780691623719","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}