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Alcohol in the writings of Herman Melville : "the ever-devilish god of grog" / Corey Evan Thompson.

Title
Alcohol in the writings of Herman Melville : "the ever-devilish god of grog" / Corey Evan Thompson.
Author
Thompson, Corey Evan,
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]

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Description
xii, 202 pages; 23 cm
Subject
  • Alcoholic beverages in literature
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages in literature
  • Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Temperance in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Melville's temperance fiction -- The prodromal phase of alcoholism -- Melville's supposedly social drinkers -- Unscrupulous sippers, smugglers and servers -- Alcohol, deception and Melville's confidence men -- Loss of rank, loss of reputation -- Alcohol, ill heath and penury -- Of grog and monsters: Melville's addiction narratives -- Melville's dark temperance.
ISBN
  • 9780786499601
  • 0786499605
  • 9781476621203 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
^^2015011467
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library