Secular Revelations : : The Constitution of the United States and Classic American Literature / / 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 i...
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MELTZER, Mitchell, author. Secular Revelations : The Constitution of the United States and Classic American Literature / Mitchell MELTZER. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009] ©2005 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 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 restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019) American literature 19th century History and criticism. Constitutional history United States. Literature and state United States History 19th century. National characteristics, American, in literature. Nationalism and literature United States History 19th century. Revelation in literature. Secularism in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442205 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2014 9783110459517 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2015 9783110662566 print 9780674019126 https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674040946 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780674040946.jpg |
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