Imaginary Friends Representing Quakers in American Culture, 1650-1950 |
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| Author:
| Ryan, James Emmett |
| Series title: | Studies in American Thought and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-299-23173-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $39.90 |
Book Description:
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Spanning four centuries, Imaginary Friends takes readers through the shifting representations of Quaker life in a wide range of literary and visual genres, from theological debates, missionary work records, political theory, and biography to fiction, poetry, theater, and film. It illustrates the ways that, during the long history of Quakerism in the United States, these "imaginary" Friends have offered a radical model of morality, piety, and anti-modernity against which the evolving...
More DescriptionSpanning four centuries, Imaginary Friends takes readers through the shifting representations of Quaker life in a wide range of literary and visual genres, from theological debates, missionary work records, political theory, and biography to fiction, poetry, theater, and film. It illustrates the ways that, during the long history of Quakerism in the United States, these "imaginary" Friends have offered a radical model of morality, piety, and anti-modernity against which the evolving culture has measured itself.