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"Perpetual scriptures" in nineteenth-century America : literary, religious, and political quests for textual authority /

"Connecting several crucial developments in America's nationally formative period, this book shows how seemingly separate debates and movements in literature, religion, and politics reflect shared anxieties over the problem of textual authority"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Smith, Jeff, 1958 January 25- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.
Subjects:	American literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Religion and literature > United States > History > 19th century. Politics and literature > United States > History > 19th century. United States > Religion > 19th century. United States > Politics and government > 19th century. Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. Religion et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle. Politique et littérature > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle. États-Unis > Religion > 19e siècle. États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle. American literature Politics and government Politics and literature Religion Religion and literature United States 1800-1899 Criticism, interpretation, etc. History

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