Secular revelations : the Constitution of the United States and classic American literature
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 inspiration for America's greatest literary masterworks
eBook, English, ©2005
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., ©2005
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (x, 192 pages) : illustrations
9780674040946, 0674040945
431392185
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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In English
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