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Mark Twain & the Bible [electronic resource] / Allison Ensor.

By: Publication details: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2015], c1969.Description: 1 online resource (141 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813162638
  • 0813162637
Other title:
  • Mark Twain and the Bible
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mark Twain and the Bible.DDC classification:
  • 817.4 817/.4
LOC classification:
  • PS1342.R4 E5 2015
Online resources:
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

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.

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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