religion in the literature of Mark Twain Berkove, Lawrence I. creator Csicsila, Joseph 1968- text bibliography Electronic books. iau Iowa City University of Iowa Press ©2010 2010 monographic eng 1 online resource (xvi, 271 pages) Heretical Fictions is the first full-length study to assess the importance of Twain's heretical Calvinism as the foundation of his major works, bringing to light important thematic ties that connect the author's early work to his high period and from there to his late work. Berkove and Csicsila set forth the main elements of Twain's "countertheological" interpretation of Calvinism and analyze in detail the way it shapes five of his major books & mdash;Roughing It, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and No. 44, The Mysterious. Twain's countertheology : I have always preached -- Roughing it : the dream of the good life -- Adventures of Tom Sawyer : a company so small as to be hardly worth the saving -- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn : the hoax of freedom -- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court : the eclipse of hope -- No. 44, the mysterious stranger : the false promise of the mind -- The last letters from Earth : between despair and compassion. Lawrence I. Berkove and Joseph Csicsila. Includes bibliographical references and index. Twain, Mark 1835-1910 Religion Twain, Mark 1835-1910 Religion in literature LITERARY CRITICISM American General Religion Religion in literature LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General PS1342.R4 B47 2010eb 818/.409 Berkove, Lawrence I. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2010 (DLC) 2010002373 (OCoLC)501512185 9781587299377 1587299372 22573/ctt20mjhjr JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=334705 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=334705 N$T 100913 20200709055303.0 ocn663882704 eng