TY - BOOK ID - 77876831 TI - Secular Revelations PY - 2009 SN - 0674040945 9780674040946 0674019121 9780674019126 PB - Cambridge, MA DB - UniCat KW - American literature KW - Nationalism and literature KW - Literature and state KW - National characteristics, American, in literature. KW - Constitutional history KW - Secularism in literature. KW - Revelation in literature. KW - State and literature KW - Authors and patrons KW - Cultural policy KW - Literature and nationalism KW - Literature KW - History and criticism. KW - History KW - United States. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77876831 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. ER -