{"product_id":"god-and-circumstances-g-k-watkins-9780820410975","title":"God and Circumstances: A Lineal Study of Intent in Edgar Allan Poe's the Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym and Mark Twain's the Great Dark","description":"This study is a unique correction of a misperception regarding works by two of nineteenth century America's literary giants: Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) and Mark Twain (1835-1910). By examining their lives within the social, political, and technological climates of their respective times, the author presents a strong argument for his new and radical reading of Poe's \u003ci\u003eNarrative\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof Arthur Gordon Pym\u003c\/i\u003e and Twain's \u003ci\u003eThe Great Dark\u003c\/i\u003e (1898) as being America's literary counterparts to Rousseau's social theories. Arguing against the prevailing sentiment that Poe's novel is merely popular fiction and that Twain's tale is an unfinished diatribe, this study clearly delineates their serious attempts to reverse the moral malaise of nineteenth century America through personal spiritual renewal via the aegis of  dream transcendence .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. K. Watkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820410977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820410975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"G. K. Watkins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241112908031,"sku":"9780820410975","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_70dff5bb-507a-4b93-9284-753570dd6507.jpg?v=1772652790","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/god-and-circumstances-g-k-watkins-9780820410975","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}