Preaching and the rise of the American novel
By: Dawn Coleman
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Columbus
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9780814212059; 9780814293072
Subjects: American fiction; History and criticism; Preaching in literature; Preaching; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Creating the preacher's authority; title: The slow rise of novel in America; title: The radical Protestant preaching of George Lippard; title: Secularizing the sermon in The scarlet letter; title: Playing preacher in Moby-Dick; title: The unsentimental woman preacher of Uncle Tom's cabin; title: The borrowed sermons of Clotel; or, the President's daughter.