Writing beyond Prophecy offers a new interpretation of the
American Renaissance by drawing attention to a cluster of later,
rarely studied works by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne,
and Herman Melville. Identifying a line of writing from Emerson's
Conduct of Life to Hawthorne's posthumously published Elixir of
Life manuscript to Melville's Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the
Holy Land, Martin Kevorkian demonstrates how these authors wrestled
with their vocational calling.
Early in their careers, these three authors positioned their
literary pursuits as an alternative to the ministry. By presenting
a "new revelation" and a new set of "gospels" for the nineteenth
century, they sought to usurp the authority of the pulpit. Later in
life, each writer came to recognize the audacity of his earlier
work, creating what Kevorkian characterizes as a literary
aftermath. Strikingly, each author later wrote about the character
of a young divinity student torn by a crisis of faith and vocation.
Writing beyond Prophecy gives a distinctive shape to the late
careers of Emerson, Hawthorne, and Melville and offers a cohesive
account of the lingering religious devotion left in the wake of
American Romanticism.
General
Imprint: |
Louisiana State University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2013 |
First published: |
February 2013 |
Authors: |
Martin Kevorkian
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
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Pages: |
280 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8071-4760-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8071-4760-5 |
Barcode: |
9780807147603 |
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