Secular revelations : the Constitution of the United States and classic American literature /

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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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Meltzer, Mitchell
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©2005.
Sujets:
United States. > Constitution.
États-Unis > Constitution.
Constitution (United States)
1800-1899
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Nationalism and literature > United States > History > 19th century.
Literature and state > United States > History > 19th century.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Constitutional history > United States.
Secularism in literature.
Revelation in literature.
Self-disclosure in literature.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Nationalisme et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Littérature > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Américains dans la littérature.
Laïcité dans la littérature.
Révélation dans la littérature.
Histoire constitutionnelle > États-Unis.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature.
Constitutional history.
Literature and state.
Nationalism and literature.
Grondwetten.
Culturele invloeden.
Letterkunde.
Amerikaans.
États-Unis > Histoire constitutionnelle.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : the Constitution and American literature
  • At the beginning
  • The path to Union
  • The people, having spoken, speak
  • Almost a miracle
  • The paradox of secular revelation
  • Declarations of American literary independence
  • Preserving the revelation
  • Preserving the paradox
  • The literary renaissance of secular revelation
  • Essays in time
  • A poetic form for straying
  • Clinging to narrative
  • Confidence and the darkness of revelation
  • Conclusion : the literary art of uniting states.

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