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Elmer Gantry. Sinclair Lewis. 1927. Introduction Author Biography Plot Summary Characters Themes Style Historical Context Critical Overview Criticism Further Reading Introduction. Sinclair Lewis’s Elmer Gantry (New York, 1927) is a ferocious satire against Protestant fundamentalist religion in the American Midwest.It tells the story of a hypocritical, corrupt, but very successful preacher ...
孽海痴魂的剧情简介 · · · · · ·. 莎朗修女（简·西蒙斯 Jean Simmons 饰）正在进行她巡回传道的旅程，在途中，她遇见了名为埃尔默（伯特·兰卡斯特 Burt Lancaster 饰）的男子。. 埃尔默是一个精明狡猾的投机分子，在莎朗修女的身上，他看到了商机。. 以在海边 ...
6 de mar. de 2023 · Elmer Gantry is a satirical novel written by Sinclair Lewis in 1926 that presents aspects of the religious activity of America in fundamentalist and evangelistic circles and the attitudes of the 1920s public toward it. The novel's protagonist, the Reverend Dr. Elmer Gantry, is initially attracted by booze and easy money (though he eventually renounces tobacco and alcohol) and chasing women.
13 de may. de 2023 · Elmer Gantry isn’t suited to be a lawyer, so he becomes a preacher instead. Although he experiences a variety of failures, and even more successes, Gantry ultimately finds this new career path suits him very well indeed—despite his drinking and womanizing. Throughout his time as a preacher Gantry progresses through the hierarchies of the Baptist and Methodist churches, dabbles in ...
22 de feb. de 2008 · Elmer Gantry, the traveling evangelist who loved whiskey, women and wealth, was conceived by Sinclair Lewis in a best-selling 1927 novel and continues to resonate with modern audiences.
Universally recognized as a landmark in American literature, Elmer Gantry scandalized readers when it was first published, causing Sinclair Lewis to be "invited" to a jail cell in New Hampshire and to his own lynching in Virginia. His portrait of a golden-tongued evangelist who rises to power within his church - a saver of souls who lives a life of duplicity, sensuality, and ruthless self ...
