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Preaching and the Rise of the American Novel

Coleman, Dawn 1973-

Preaching and the Rise of the American Novel [electronic resource] / Dawn Coleman. - Columbus : Ohio State University Press, c2013. - 1 online resource (ix, 293 p. ) - Literature, religion, and postsecular studies . - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-283) and index.

Creating the preacher's authority -- The slow rise of novel in America -- The radical Protestant preaching of George Lippard -- Secularizing the sermon in The scarlet letter -- Playing preacher in Moby-Dick -- The unsentimental woman preacher of Uncle Tom's cabin -- The borrowed sermons of Clotel; or, the President's daughter.

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Preaching in literature.
Preaching--History.--United States
American fiction--History and criticism.--19th century


Electronic books.

PS166 / .C65 2013

810.9/382