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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... death . Indeed , he preserved most of what he wrote , even though he insisted that many compositions he deemed controversial — often pertaining to religion — remain undisclosed for at least a generation after his burial . Dozens of his ...
... death . Indeed , he preserved most of what he wrote , even though he insisted that many compositions he deemed controversial — often pertaining to religion — remain undisclosed for at least a generation after his burial . Dozens of his ...
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... Death is defied . . . since the Savior hath died ; and looking to him who salvation hath given , I'll meet thee ... in Heaven . " John Marshall Clemens , Sam's father , had been named for the most famous jurist of his native state ...
... Death is defied . . . since the Savior hath died ; and looking to him who salvation hath given , I'll meet thee ... in Heaven . " John Marshall Clemens , Sam's father , had been named for the most famous jurist of his native state ...
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... death when a spark ignited his straw bed . For months afterward , Sam suffered from dreams that loaded the whole blame on him . In his autobiography , he offered this analysis : I was not responsible for it , for I had meant him no harm ...
... death when a spark ignited his straw bed . For months afterward , Sam suffered from dreams that loaded the whole blame on him . In his autobiography , he offered this analysis : I was not responsible for it , for I had meant him no harm ...
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... death . After a man was shot at noon on the main street of Hannibal , " some thoughtful idiot " placed an opened family Bible on the dying person's chest , its weight adding torture to his labored breathings . " In my nightmares ...
... death . After a man was shot at noon on the main street of Hannibal , " some thoughtful idiot " placed an opened family Bible on the dying person's chest , its weight adding torture to his labored breathings . " In my nightmares ...
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... death . Recognizing that deity was not honored by lies , MT thought religious characters should experience a mixture of failure and success , as was typical of Bible stories . Although he may not have been acquaint- ed with the ...
... death . Recognizing that deity was not honored by lies , MT thought religious characters should experience a mixture of failure and success , as was typical of Bible stories . Although he may not have been acquaint- ed with the ...
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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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