Mark Twain and the Spiritual Crisis of His Age

Mark Twain and the Spiritual Crisis of His Age
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Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Total Pages : 354
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ISBN-10 : 9780817315382
ISBN-13 : 0817315381
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Book Synopsis Mark Twain and the Spiritual Crisis of His Age by : Harold K. Bush

Download or read book Mark Twain and the Spiritual Crisis of His Age written by Harold K. Bush and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2007-01-07 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Twain is often pictured as a severe critic of religious piety, shaking his fist at God and mocking the devout. This book highlights Twain's attractions to and engagements with the variety of religious phenomena of America in his lifetime. It offers a more complicated understanding of Twain and his literary output.


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