The altar at home : sentimental literature and nineteenth-century American religion /

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The Altar at Home explores the many religious contexts and contents of the sentimental literature of the American nineteenth century, arguing that this genre played a dynamic role in the development of revivalism, millennialism, feminism, and other forms of heterodoxy.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stokes, Claudia, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2014.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
1800-1899
Religion and literature > United States > History > 19th century.
Sentimentalism in literature.
Christianity in literature.
American literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Religion et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Christianisme dans la littérature.
Écrits de femmes américains > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature
American literature > Women authors
Christianity in literature
Religion and literature
Sentimentalism in literature
United States
Cultural Studies.
Literature.
Religion.
Religious Studies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Revivals of Sentiment: Sentimentalism and the Second Great Awakening
  • Chapter 2. My Kingdom: Sentimentalism and the Refinement of Hymnody
  • Chapter 3. The Christian Plot: Stowe, Millennialism, and Narrative Form
  • Chapter 4. Derelict Daughters and Polygamous Wives: Mormonism and the Uses of Sentiment
  • Chapter 5. The Mother Church: Mary Baker Eddy and the Practice of Sentimentalism
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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