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Mark Twain and the Spiritual Crisis of His Age
Harold K. Bush
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Description for Mark Twain and the Spiritual Crisis of His Age
Paperback. Intends to recount Mark Twain's fascination with, and participation in, America's spiritual and religious evolution in the 19th century and demonstrates how his writing is better understood within it. This title highlights Twain's attractions to and engagements with the wide variety of religious phenomena of America in his lifetime. Series: Studies in American Literary Realism and Naturalism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Mark Twain and the Spiritual Crisis of His Age recounts Twain's fascination with, and participation in, America's spiritual and religious evolution in the 19th century and demonstrates how his writing is better understood within it. Twain is often pictured as a severe critic of religious piety, shaking his fist at God and mocking the devout. Such a view, however, is only partly correct. It ignores the social realities of Twain's major period as a writer and his own spiritual interests: his participation in church activities, his socially progressive agenda, his reliance on religious themes in his major works, and his ... Read more
Mark Twain and the Spiritual Crisis of His Age recounts Twain's fascination with, and participation in, America's spiritual and religious evolution in the 19th century and demonstrates how his writing is better understood within it. Twain is often pictured as a severe critic of religious piety, shaking his fist at God and mocking the devout. Such a view, however, is only partly correct. It ignores the social realities of Twain's major period as a writer and his own spiritual interests: his participation in church activities, his socially progressive agenda, his reliance on religious themes in his major works, and his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in American Literary Realism and Naturalism
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817355487
SKU
V9780817355487
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About Harold K. Bush
Harold K. Bush Jr. is Associate Professor of English at Saint Louis University and the author of American Declarations: Rebellion and Repentance in American Cultural History.
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