The Story upon a Hill : The Puritan Myth in Contemporary American Fiction /

"A timely study of contemporary American literature that highlights the everpresence of Puritan myths in American identity and culture"--

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Leise, Christopher, 1978- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, [2017]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Andrae, A.
Puritanismus > Motiv
Puritans > Influence.
Puritans in literature.
National characteristics, American, in literature.
Christianity and literature.
American fiction.
RELIGION > Christianity > Protestant.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Christianisme et litterature > États-Unis.
Puritains > États-Unis > Influence.
Puritains dans la litterature.
Roman americain > 21e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Roman americain > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Christianity and literature > United States.
Puritans > United States > Influence.
American fiction > 21st century > History and criticism.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
USA
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : Salem and the Selling of American Selfhood
  • The What That's in a Name : Settling On an American Puritanism
  • Hawthorne, Gaddis, and Models of American Identity
  • Alien Abduction as Captivity Nonnarrative in Slaughterhouse-Five
  • Thomas Pynchon, the Sloth of Salvation, and Becoming Converted
  • Rereading Puritan Spiritual Autobiography in Gilead
  • Types of Exceptionalism : Colson Whitehead, Ronald Reagan, John Kennedy, Paul Auster
  • America before Puritanism : or, Toni Morrison's Decentered English Origin
  • Conclusion : Tituba, Hopefully, Unknowable.

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