TY - GEN N2 - The United States Constitution is a quintessentially political document. Yet, until now, no one has seriously considered the formative influence of this document on American cultural life. In this ambitious book, Mitchell Meltzer demonstrates the extent to which the Constitution is both source and inspiration for America's greatest literary masterworks. DO - 10.4159/9780674040946 DO - doi AB - The United States Constitution is a quintessentially political document. Yet, until now, no one has seriously considered the formative influence of this document on American cultural life. In this ambitious book, Mitchell Meltzer demonstrates the extent to which the Constitution is both source and inspiration for America's greatest literary masterworks. T1 - Secular Revelations :The Constitution of the United States and Classic American Literature / AU - MELTZER, Mitchell, JF - HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 JF - HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2014 JF - HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2015 CN - PS217.N38 -- M45 2005eb LA - eng LA - In English. ID - 1478597 KW - American literature KW - Constitutional history KW - Literature and state KW - National characteristics, American, in literature. KW - Nationalism and literature KW - Revelation in literature. KW - Secularism in literature. KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. SN - 9780674040946 TI - Secular Revelations :The Constitution of the United States and Classic American Literature / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674040946 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674040946 ER -