Mark Twain's Religion

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Mercer University Press, 2003 - 386 páginas
Although there are many studies of America's most famous literary figure, this thorough investigation provides not only new information on Twain's religion, but also a different approach from anything published before. Interpretations of Twain over the past century have been largely the province of literary critics. By skillful textual analysis they have produced an abundance of nuanced studies, but they tend to have little interest in, and knowledge of, the broad religious context of Victorian society, which both angered and intrigued Twain. Phipps provides perceptions often overlooked into the way Clemens's religion was related to such significant issues as racism, imperialism, and materialism. This study takes a close look at his growing up in the slave culture of Missouri Protestants and his subsequent involvement in the radically different abolition culture in which his wire was raised. Like Twain, who aimed at communicating with the common person, Phipps has written in a style that will attract the educated public while providing fresh insights for Twain scholars. His research has taken him to Hannibal, Elmira Hartford, and to the Twain archives in Berkeley. Mostly chronological, the book makes extensive use of Twain's works and, often neglected in such studies on Twain, the Bible, his most important literary source.
 

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Tpe AntiImperialist
196
Biblical Usages
215
Jewish Scriptures
216
The New Testament
235
Scriptural Affusions
242
Theological Journey
257
Views of Jesus
271
Evil anb Freedom
275

Travel Reflections
75
Amid Liberal Caivmists
83
In Hartforb
105
Relations with Cable
128
Justice m America
137
Political Morality
149
Race Relations
156
Womens Rights
175
AmbassaboratLarge
181
In Europe
182
Global Tour
188
Versonal Immortality
293
Final Quest
307
Search for Healing
315
Bittersweet Last Years
322
Conclusion
345
Ethics and Truth
353
Humorist and Treacher
357
The Tolerant Monotfest
362
Bibliography
371
Index
377
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