Preaching and the Rise of the American Novel

by Dawn Coleman

Book Overview

Preaching and the Rise of the American Novel by Dawn Coleman recovers a crucial moment in the history of the intimate yet often contentious relationship between religion and literature. Coleman's book highlights the intersection of two cultural trajectories in America around 1850, both often downplayed in literary histories: a boom in preaching, associated with the growth of evangelicalism and the country's oratorical traditions, and the long...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814212050
• ISBN13: 9780814212059
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"