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Alcohol in the Writings of Herman Melville: "The Ever-Devilish God of Grog"

Full title: Alcohol in the Writings of Herman Melville: "The Ever-Devilish God of Grog"
ISBN: 9780786499601
ISBN 10: 0786499605
Authors: Thompson, Corey Evan
Publisher: McFarland
Num. pages: 216
Binding: Paperback
Language: en
Published on: 2015

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Synopsis

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. Corey Evan Thompson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.