Secular Revelations : : The Constitution of the United States and Classic American Literature / / Mitchell MELTZER.

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• VerfasserIn: MELTZER, Mitchell,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction: The Constitution and American Literature --; I: The Constitution as a Secular Revelation --; 1. At the Beginning --; 2. The Path to Union --; 3. The People, Having Spoken, Speak --; 4. Almost a Miracle --; 5. The Paradox of Secular Revelation --; II: An American Literary Renaissance --; 6. Declarations of American Literary Independence --; 7. Preserving the Revelation --; 8. Preserving the Paradox --; 9. The Literary Renaissance of Secular Revelation --; 10. Essays in Time --; 11. A Poetic Form for Straying --; 12. Clinging to Narrative --; 13. Confidence and the Darkness of Revelation --; Conclusion: The Literary Art of Uniting States --; Notes --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674040946; 9783110442205; 9783110459517; 9783110662566
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674040946
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Mitchell MELTZER.

The United States Constitution is a quintessentially political document. Yet, until now, no one has seriously considered the formative influence of this document on American cultural life. In this ambitious book, Mitchell Meltzer demonstrates the extent to which the Constitution is both source and inspiration for America's greatest literary masterworks.