{"product_id":"thornton-wilder-amos-wilder-writing-religion-in-twentieth-century-america-paperback","title":"Thornton Wilder \u0026 Amos Wilder: Writing Religion in Twentieth-Century America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher J. Wheatley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThornton Wilder, the only author to have won the Pulitzer Prize for both drama and fiction, frequently portrays characters struggling with religious and theological issues. His work has been examined by critics in connection with American Puritanism, existentialism, and Vedantic literature, but little attention has been paid to the works of Thornton's brother Amos, an ordained minister, poet, biblical scholar, literary critic, and professor at Harvard. \u003ci\u003eThornton Wilder and Amos Wilder: Writing Religion in Twentieth-Century America\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to explore the relationship between Thornton's work and his brother Amos's scholarship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrevious critics of Thornton's works have claimed that they describe timeless human values. Christopher Wheatley, on the contrary, argues that Wilder is primarily interested in the historical context of ideas, the ways in which they are a product of their time. He demonstrates how this parallels elements in Amos's biblical scholarship. For the most part scholars have also treated Wilder's works as if his ideas were static throughout his career. Wheatley contends that Wilder's early works of fiction and drama examine religion in times of historical crisis, whereas his later works demonstrate a deep concern about the intellectual, social, economic, and spiritual currents of contemporary America, as well as the influences of existentialism and postwar skepticism on his evolving religious ideas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on extensive archival research in the papers of both brothers, \u003ci\u003eThornton Wilder and Amos Wilder: Writing Religion in Twentieth-Century America\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in the Wilders, religion and literature, or American literature and drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher J. Wheatley is Ordinary Professor of English at the Catholic University of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45837342572741,"sku":"9780268044244","price":52.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/Da3jGWS2149780268044244.webp?v=1771277787","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/thornton-wilder-amos-wilder-writing-religion-in-twentieth-century-america-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}