Mark Twain and the Spiritual Crisis of His Age

by Harold Bush

The writer's fascination with America's spiritual and religious evolution in the 19th century.

Mark Twain is often pictured as a severe critic of religious piety, shaking his fist at God and mocking the devout. Such a view, however, is only partly correct. It ignores the social realities of Twain's major period as a writer and his own spiritual interests: his participation in church activities, his socially progressive agenda, his reliance...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817315381
• ISBN13: 9780817315382
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"