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Autore |
Wheatley Christopher J. <1955-> |
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Titolo |
Thornton Wilder & Amos Wilder : writing religion in twentieth-century America / / Christopher J. Wheatley |
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Notre Dame, Ind., : University of Notre Dame Press, c2011 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Religion in literature |
Social values in literature |
Social change in literature |
Religion and literature - United States - History - 20th century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : brothers in arms -- Historical religious crises in Wilder's early novels -- Coming home to America -- Piety, the individual, and the community -- The appetite for destruction and the obstacles to growth -- Mystery, pluralism, and evolution. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is the first book to explore the relationship between Thornton Wilder's drama and fiction and his brother Amos's scholarship. |
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