The Economy of Religion in American Literature: Culture and the Politics of Redemption

by Andrew Ball

Book Overview

Examining how economic change influences religion, and the way literature mediates that influence, this book provides a thorough reassessment of modern American culture. Focusing on the period 1840-1940, the author shows how the development of capitalism reshaped American Protestantism and addresses the necessary role of literature in that process.
Arguing that the "spirit of capitalism" was not fostered by traditional Puritanism, Ball explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350231703
• ISBN13: 9781350231702
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"