Girgus defines the American idea as the set of values, beliefs, and traditions of democracy, equality, and republicanism and argues that writers of the New Covenant tradition challenged society to live up to its own imperatives for individual and cultural renewal. Abraham Cahan, Anzi Yezierska, Henry Roth, Johanna Kaplan, Philip Roth, Norman Mailer, Saul Bellow, and E. L.
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| ISBN: | 9780807896709 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 2011 |
| Author: | Sam B Girgus |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 233 pages |
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Literary companions, book reviews and guides |
Girgus defines the American idea as the set of values, beliefs, and traditions of democracy, equality, and republicanism and argues that writers of the New Covenant tradition challenged society to live up to its own imperatives for individual and cultural renewal. Abraham Cahan, Anzi Yezierska, Henry Roth, Johanna Kaplan, Philip Roth, Norman Mailer, Saul Bellow, and E.
The New Covenant features in the following genres: Literary companions, book reviews and guides
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The New Covenant was written by Sam B Girgus and published by The University of North Carolina Press
The New Covenant has 233 pages