In the tradition of nineteenth-century novelists who turned to the essay, Marilynne Robinson offers an authoritative approach to refining the ideas our culture has handed down to us. Whether considering how the McGuffey readers were inspired by midwestern abolitionists; how creationism, "long owned by the Religious Right," has spurred on contemporary Darwinism; or how John Calvin, who was a Frenchman in Geneva, points to America's continental origins, Robinson writes with great conviction.
Book Details
Format
Paperback
ISBN-10
0312425325
ISBN-13
9780312425326
Publication Date
Nov 2005
Item Weight
2.31 pounds
Length
8.31 inch
Width
5.59 inch
Height
0.79 inch
First Sentence
AMERICAN CULTURE has entered a period in which atavism looks to us for all the world like progress.
