Belief and Disbelief in American LiteratureTom Paine and republican religion -- Landscape as religion: Irving, Bryant, Cooper -- Transcendentalism and Emerson -- The cosmic optimism of Walt Whitman -- The pessimism of Mark Twain -- The cosmic loneliness of Robert Frost. |
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... kind of nature's nobleman , a Christian in spirit but not in fact . And of course the characterization of Leatherstocking raises a puz- zling problem of consistency . Leatherstocking was brought up by the Moravians and con- stantly 42 ...
... kind of nature's nobleman , a Christian in spirit but not in fact . And of course the characterization of Leatherstocking raises a puz- zling problem of consistency . Leatherstocking was brought up by the Moravians and con- stantly 42 ...
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... kind of Calvinism , and if this had been really ground into him , we should have heard later how he struggled with the concepts of damnation , election , and efficacious grace through Jesus Christ , but , except for the chapters on ...
... kind of Calvinism , and if this had been really ground into him , we should have heard later how he struggled with the concepts of damnation , election , and efficacious grace through Jesus Christ , but , except for the chapters on ...
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... kind of des- perate Epicurean outlook . The vogue in this country of Fitz- Gerald's version of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám was enor- mous ; whole clubs were formed to read it and in a modest way carry out its principle of eat , drink ...
... kind of des- perate Epicurean outlook . The vogue in this country of Fitz- Gerald's version of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám was enor- mous ; whole clubs were formed to read it and in a modest way carry out its principle of eat , drink ...
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Tom Paine and Republican Religion | 1 |
Irving Bryant Cooper | 24 |
Transcendentalism and Emerson | 48 |
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