Alcohol in the Writings of Herman Melville

Offers the first full-length analysis of the presence and implications of alcohol and intoxication in Herman Melville's novels, short fiction, and poetry. Throughout his works he urges his readers for a variety of reasons to avoid alcohol. Liquor and intoxication, he consistently illustrates, brings various yet consistently-harsh outcomes.

In early to mid-19th century America, there were growing debates concerning the social acceptability of alcohol and its consumption. Temperance reformers publicly decried the evils of liquor, and America''s greatest authors began to write works of temperance fiction, stories that urged Americans to refrain from imbibing.

Herman Melville was born in an era when drunkenness was part of daily life for American men but came of age at a time when the temperance movement had gained social and literary momentum.

This first full-length analysis of alcohol and intoxication in Melville''s novels, short fiction and poetry shows how he entered the debate in the latter half of the 19th century. Throughout his work he cautions readers to avoid alcohol and consistently illustrates negative outcomes of drinking.

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