Sober cannibals, drunken Christians : Melville, Kierkegaard, and tragic optimism in polarized worlds / by Jamie Lorentzen.
| Author/creator | Lorentzen, Jamie |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Macon, GA : Mercer University Press, 2010. |
| Description | 347 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Melville, Kierkegaard, and tragic optimism in polarized worlds |
| Contents | The key to it all -- Two whales: histories -- Two whales: writing styles -- Two whales: philosophies -- Two whales: faiths -- Drunken Christians -- Models of sobriety -- Nature and God. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-311) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010020188 |
| ISBN | 9780881462005 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0881462004 (pbk. : alk. paper) |