{"product_id":"inscrutable-malice-jonathan-a-cook-9780875804644","title":"Inscrutable Malice","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eInscrutable Malice\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e that places Melville's creative adaptation of the Bible at the center of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCook identifies two ongoing concerns in the narrative in relation to their key biblical sources: the attempt to reconcile the goodness of God with the existence of evil, as dramatized in the book of Job; and the discourse of the Christian end-times involving the final destruction of evil, as found in the apocalyptic books and eschatological passages of the Old and New Testaments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his detailed reading of \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e in relation to its most important source text, Cook greatly expands the reader's understanding of the moral, religious, and mythical dimensions of the novel. Both accessible and erudite, \u003ci\u003eInscrutable Malice\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to scholars, students, and enthusiasts of Melville's classic whaling narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan A. Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0875804640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780875804644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2013 pg. 18","brand":"Jonathan A. Cook","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054519578879,"sku":"9780875804644","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26550343-3662-4e8e-be22-82964233c011.jpg?v=1685030421","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inscrutable-malice-jonathan-a-cook-9780875804644","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}