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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812699003321

Autore

Wells Colin <1965->

Titolo

The Devil and Doctor Dwight : satire & theology in the early American Republic / / Colin Wells

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, [North Carolina] ; ; London, [England] : , : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia by the University of North Carolina Press, , 2002

©2002

ISBN

979-88-908750-3-7

0-8078-3905-1

1-4696-0108-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 p.)

Collana

Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia

Disciplina

811/.2

Soggetti

Christianity and literature - United States - History - 18th century

Freethinkers - United States - History - 18th century

Christian poetry, American - History and criticism

Verse satire, American - History and criticism

Belief and doubt in literature

Rationalism in literature

Religion in literature

Theology in literature

Faith in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 An American Dunciad; CHAPTER 2 The Salvation of All Men; CHAPTER 3 Progress and Redemption; CHAPTER 4 The Theology of Man; APPENDIX A: The Triumph of Infidelity; APPENDIX B: Textual Notes to: The Triumph of Infidelity; APPENDIX C: Explanatory Notes to: The Triumph of Infidelity; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y