Mark Twain & the Bible / Allison Ensor.

By:

Ensor, Allison

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780813162638
0813162637

Other title:

Mark Twain and the Bible

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mark Twain and the Bible.DDC classification:

817.4 817/.4

LOC classification:

PS1342.R4 E5 2015

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Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1. The Writer & The Bible; 2. To The Holy Land; 3. Three Biblical Images; 4. The Attack On The Bible; 5. Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W.

Summary: Mark Twain enthusiasts will welcome this study of the great writer's attitude toward the Bible -- and of the influence of Holy Writ upon both the man and the artist. While the theological beliefs of Twain have been well documented, Mr. Ensor's study is the first to consider only his familiarity with the Bible and the extensive use of it in his writings. The Bible elicited by turns pious, skeptical, comical, and even hostile reactions in Twain, but he could not ignore it. Mr. Ensor examines manifestations of these conflicting impulses from the early newspaper articles to the autobiographical dic.

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Mark Twain enthusiasts will welcome this study of the great writer's attitude toward the Bible -- and of the influence of Holy Writ upon both the man and the artist. While the theological beliefs of Twain have been well documented, Mr. Ensor's study is the first to consider only his familiarity with the Bible and the extensive use of it in his writings. The Bible elicited by turns pious, skeptical, comical, and even hostile reactions in Twain, but he could not ignore it. Mr. Ensor examines manifestations of these conflicting impulses from the early newspaper articles to the autobiographical dic.

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