Sober cannibals, drunken Christians : Melville, Kierkegaard, and tragic optimism in polarized worlds / by Jamie Lorentzen.

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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [305]-311) and index.
LCCN 2010020188
ISBN9780881462005 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0881462004 (pbk. : alk. paper)