Mark Twain's ReligionMercer University Press, 2003 - 386 psl. 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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... called him during his years along the Mississippi , so it will serve as a name for that period . The young man then went to America's Far West and began to sign his newspaper and periodical articles as " Mark Twain . " Since this pen ...
... called him during his years along the Mississippi , so it will serve as a name for that period . The young man then went to America's Far West and began to sign his newspaper and periodical articles as " Mark Twain . " Since this pen ...
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... called his " first and closest friend , " he wrote , " She had a slender , small body , but a large heart a heart so large that everybody's grief and everybody's joys found welcome in it , and hospitable accommodation . " 12 In ...
... called his " first and closest friend , " he wrote , " She had a slender , small body , but a large heart a heart so large that everybody's grief and everybody's joys found welcome in it , and hospitable accommodation . " 12 In ...
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... 33 In Hannibal , Sam first attended a Methodist church called " Old Ship 29TS 152 . 30TS 19 ; cf. Proverbs 13:24 . 31TS 99 . 32TS 42 . of Zion , " so named for the camp meeting 33 AMT 32-33 . Along the Mississippi 13.
... 33 In Hannibal , Sam first attended a Methodist church called " Old Ship 29TS 152 . 30TS 19 ; cf. Proverbs 13:24 . 31TS 99 . 32TS 42 . of Zion , " so named for the camp meeting 33 AMT 32-33 . Along the Mississippi 13.
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... called " Old Hundredth " because the tune ( attributed to Louis Bourgeois ) to which it is most - often sung appeared with William Kerne's metrical form of Psalm 100 in the Four Score and Seven Psalms of David ( Geneva , 1561 ) , then ...
... called " Old Hundredth " because the tune ( attributed to Louis Bourgeois ) to which it is most - often sung appeared with William Kerne's metrical form of Psalm 100 in the Four Score and Seven Psalms of David ( Geneva , 1561 ) , then ...
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... called it one of the " Geneva jiggs . " 76 The spirit of the Psalter is expressed in the opening stanza : All people that on earth do dwell , Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice ; Him serve with mirth , His praise forth tell , 73MTS ...
... called it one of the " Geneva jiggs . " 76 The spirit of the Psalter is expressed in the opening stanza : All people that on earth do dwell , Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice ; Him serve with mirth , His praise forth tell , 73MTS ...
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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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