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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Autore principale: Gunn, Giles B. 1938- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Libro
Lingua:Inglese
Servizio "Subito": Ordinare ora.
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Pubblicazione: Charlottesville University of Virginia Press 2017
In:Anno: 2017
Periodico/Rivista:Studies in religion and culture
Altre parole chiave:B American literature History and criticism
B Religion in literature
B United States
B Religion ; Philosophy
B Enlightenment ; Influence
B Religion and literature (United States)
B LITERARY CRITICISM ; American ; General
B Religion and literature
B Enlightenment Influence
B Criticism, interpretation, etc
B American literature
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Riepilogo: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
The difficulty of beginnings -- Puritan ascendance and decline -- Enlightenment and a new age dawning -- The pragmatist refiguration of American narratives -- The Jamesian component -- Religion and the Enlightenment under the sign of the modern and beyond.
Descrizione del documento:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descrizione fisica:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 198 pages)
ISBN:081394080X