Alcohol in the Writings of Herman Melville : The Ever-Devilish God of Grog, Paperback by Thompson, Corey Evan, ISBN 0786499605, ISBN-13 9780786499601, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

A scholar of North American literature, Thompson explores the depiction of alcohol and intoxication in the the works of American fiction writer and poet Melville (1819-91), showing how he wrote both fictional and poetical works in which he consistently supported the temperance movement. Among his topics are Melville's temperance fiction, Melville's supposedly social drinkers, loss of rank and reputation, of grog and monsters: Melville's addiction narratives, and Melville's dark temperance. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()