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The rites of identity : the religious naturalism and cultural criticism of Kenneth Burke and Ralph Ellison /
The Rites of Identity argues that Kenneth Burke was the most deciding influence on Ralph Ellison's writings, that Burke and Ellison are firmly situated within the American tradition of religious naturalism, and that this tradition--properly understood as religious--offers a highly useful means...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Rites of Identity argues that Kenneth Burke was the most deciding influence on Ralph Ellison's writings, that Burke and Ellison are firmly situated within the American tradition of religious naturalism, and that this tradition--properly understood as religious--offers a highly useful means for considering contemporary identity and mitigating religious conflict. Beth Eddy adds Burke and Ellison to a tradition of religious naturalism that traces back to Ralph Waldo Emerson but received its most nuanced expression in the work of George Santayana. Through close readings of the essays and fictio. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (204 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-198) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400825769 1400825768 9780691092492 0691092494 |