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Format: Online-Ressource (204 p)

ISBN: 9780674019126

Content: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Constitution and American Literature -- I The Constitution as a Secular Revelation -- 1 At the Beginning -- 2 The Path to Union -- 3 The People, Having Spoken, Speak -- 4 Almost a Miracle -- 5 The Paradox of Secular Revelation -- II An American Literary Renaissance -- 6 Declarations of American Literary Independence -- 7 Preserving the Revelation -- 8 Preserving the Paradox -- 9 The Literary Renaissance of Secular Revelation -- 10 Essays in Time -- 11 A Poetic Form for Straying -- 12 Clinging to Narrative -- 13 Confidence and the Darkness of Revelation -- Conclusion: The Literary Art of Uniting States -- Notes -- Index.

Note: Description based upon print version of record , ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: The Constitution and American Literature""; ""I The Constitution as a Secular Revelation""; ""1 At the Beginning""; ""2 The Path to Union""; ""3 The People, Having Spoken, Speak""; ""4 Almost a Miracle""; ""5 The Paradox of Secular Revelation""; ""II An American Literary Renaissance""; ""6 Declarations of American Literary Independence""; ""7 Preserving the Revelation""; ""8 Preserving the Paradox""; ""9 The Literary Renaissance of Secular Revelation""; ""10 Essays in Time""; ""11 A Poetic Form for Straying""; ""12 Clinging to Narrative"" , ""13 Confidence and the Darkness of Revelation""""Conclusion: The Literary Art of Uniting States""; ""Notes""; ""Index""

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674040946

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674019126

Additional Edition: Print version Secular Revelations : The Constitution of the United States and Classic American Literature

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books

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Edition: Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Harvard University Press, 2005. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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ISBN: 9780674040946

Content: 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.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction: The Constitution and American Literature -- , 1. At the Beginning -- , 2. The Path to Union -- , 3. The People, Having Spoken, Speak -- , 4. Almost a Miracle -- , 5. The Paradox of Secular Revelation -- , 6. Declarations of American Literary Independence -- , 7. Preserving the Revelation -- , 8. Preserving the Paradox -- , 9. The Literary Renaissance of Secular Revelation -- , 10. Essays in Time -- , 11. A Poetic Form for Straying -- , 12. Clinging to Narrative -- , 13. Confidence and the Darkness of Revelation -- , Conclusion: The Literary Art of Uniting States -- , Notes -- , Index. , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/9780674040946

URL: https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674040946

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Edition: Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Harvard University Press, 2005. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Edition: System requirements: Web browser.

Edition: Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.

ISBN: 9780674040946

Content: 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.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction: The Constitution and American Literature -- , 1. At the Beginning -- , 2. The Path to Union -- , 3. The People, Having Spoken, Speak -- , 4. Almost a Miracle -- , 5. The Paradox of Secular Revelation -- , 6. Declarations of American Literary Independence -- , 7. Preserving the Revelation -- , 8. Preserving the Paradox -- , 9. The Literary Renaissance of Secular Revelation -- , 10. Essays in Time -- , 11. A Poetic Form for Straying -- , 12. Clinging to Narrative -- , 13. Confidence and the Darkness of Revelation -- , Conclusion: The Literary Art of Uniting States -- , Notes -- , Index. , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/9780674040946

URL: https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674040946

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Format: 1 online resource (x, 192 p. ) , ill.

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 0-674-04094-5

Content: 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.

Note: Formerly CIP. , Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction: The Constitution and American Literature -- , I: The Constitution as a Secular Revelation -- , 1. At the Beginning -- , 2. The Path to Union -- , 3. The People, Having Spoken, Speak -- , 4. Almost a Miracle -- , 5. The Paradox of Secular Revelation -- , II: An American Literary Renaissance -- , 6. Declarations of American Literary Independence -- , 7. Preserving the Revelation -- , 8. Preserving the Paradox -- , 9. The Literary Renaissance of Secular Revelation -- , 10. Essays in Time -- , 11. A Poetic Form for Straying -- , 12. Clinging to Narrative -- , 13. Confidence and the Darkness of Revelation -- , Conclusion: The Literary Art of Uniting States -- , Notes -- , Index , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-674-01912-1

Language: English

Subjects: American Studies

DOI: 10.4159/9780674040946