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The pragmatist turn : religion, the Enlightenment, and the formation of American literature /

In The Pragmatist Turn, renowned scholar Giles Gunn offers a new critical history on the ways in which seventeenth-century religion and the eighteenth-century Enlightenment influenced the formation of the American literary canon. Engaging with the work of authors ranging from Melville and Douglass t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gunn, Giles B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2017.
Colección:Studies in religion and culture (Charlottesville, Va.)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In The Pragmatist Turn, renowned scholar Giles Gunn offers a new critical history on the ways in which seventeenth-century religion and the eighteenth-century Enlightenment influenced the formation of the American literary canon. Engaging with the work of authors ranging from Melville and Douglass to Dickinson and Morrison, he reveals the roots of a pragmatist consciousness at the heart of American culture. -- Back cover.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 198 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813940809
081394080X
9780813940823
0813940826