Sinclair lewis a project gutenberg of australia ebook ebook no 0300851h. Free download or read online arrowsmith pdf epub book. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 428 pages and is available in hardcover format. 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. Sinclair lewis s dialogue, although firmly of its time is authentic and well written. He had, in fact, got everything from church and sunday school, except, perhaps, any longing whatever for decency and kindness and reason. The first edition of the novel was published in 1927, and was written by sinclair lewis.
In 1930, he became the first writer from the united states and the first from the americas to receive the nobel prize in literature, which was awarded for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters. It is the story about a young man who becomes a successful preacher in a very cynical manner. Pawley later of big town fame as elmer gantry and vera allen as sister sharon falconer. Elmer gantry musiker eigentlich dave terry, britischer musiker. Elmer gantry download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The novel was denounced by many religious leaders and banned in some u. The book was published in multiple languages including french, consists of 352 pages and is available in paperback format. Pdf elmer gantry book by sinclair lewis free download.
A little story about the bad old days is illustrative. Elmer gantry is a novel that presents aspects of the religious activity of america in fundamentalist and evangelistic circles and the attitudes of the 1920s public. Harry sinclair lewis february 7, 1885 january 10, 1951 was an american novelist, shortstory writer and playwright. The main character is a buffoon who uses people up. She descended on minneapolis and, with the support only of such sects as the full gospel assembly, the nazarenes, the church of god, and the wesleyan methodists, she risked her savings in hiring an armory and inserting twocolumn sixinch advertisements of herself.
Free download or read online elmer gantry pdf epub book. In babbit, sinclair lewis turns business into a religion. I felt compelled to finish the book, sighing a lot throughout, but fully engaged. Elmer gantry, is initially attracted by booze and easy money and chasing women. Although he is often exposed as a fraud, gantry is never fully discredited. The 1960 film of the same name starred burt lancaster as gantry and jean simmons as sister sharon falconer.
In our books change series, historians of religion consider books that have changed us or have themselves been changed. No bartender could have done other than smile on elmer, so inspired and full of. In 1927, american novelist sinclair lewis published elmer gantry. Elmer gantry never knew who set him thirty dimes, wrapped in a tract about holiness, nor why. Sinclair lewis as set down in the good book elmer gantry in which this author of the early 20th century condemns organized religion, most notably the baptist church. Location 52 at that point, i knew then that the book would make for one fascinating read.
Elmer gantry ist ein sozialkritischer entwicklungsroman des literaturnobelpreistragers sinclair lewis aus dem jahr 1927. Lewis went on to win the nobel prize for literature, and. That sums up sinclair lewis 1927 satire of scandalous. Elmer gantry and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Elmer gantry by sinclair lewis, first edition abebooks. A 1970 broadway musical adaptation, titled gantry, opened and closed on the same night, february 14, 1970. He won the nobel prize for literature in 1930, the first given to an american. Elmer gantry is the portrait of a silvertongued evangelist who rises to power within his church, yet lives a life of hypocrisy, sensuality, and ruthless selfindulgence. Sinclair lewis, in full harry sinclair lewis, born feb. Elmer gantry, novel by sinclair lewis, a satiric indictment of. Elmer gantry by sinclair lewis 1927 hardcover book 16th printing.
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. Elmer gantry is a satirical novel that presents aspects of the religious activity of america in fundamentalist and evangelistic circles and the attitudes of the 1920s. French translation of sinclair lewiss classic parody and critique of early twentiethcentury american religiosity. Elmer gantry by sinclair lewis 1st edition 1927 1st printing hardcover. Sinclair lewis elmer gantry easton press 1st edition 1st printing. The sentence that followed interested me even further. The story is set in the middle united states and begins in the early twentieth century.
Novel by sinclair lewis, a satiric indictment of fundamentalist religion that caused an uproar upon its publication in 1927. Elmer gantry is a 1960 american drama film about a con man and a female evangelist selling religion to smalltown america. The title character of elmer gantry starts out as a greedy, shallow, philandering baptist minister, turns to evangelism, and eventually becomes the leader of. Adapted by director richard brooks, the film is based on the 1927 novel of the same name by sinclair lewis and stars burt lancaster, jean simmons, arthur kennedy, shirley jones and. Next lewis published elmer gantry 1927, which depicted an evangelical minister as deeply hypocritical. Elmer gantry is a very real portrayal of a man who is ecstatic about his religion, but it is all an outward show for profit. Universally recognized as a landmark in american literature, elmer ga. He was eloquently drunk, lovingly and pugnaciously drunk. Published in 1926, elmer gantry is a classic fiction novel by sinclair lewis. But he found the sentiments in the tract useful in his sermon, and the thirty dimes he spent for lovely photographs of burlesque ladies.
Elmer gantry is a novel that presents aspects of the religious activity of america in fundamentalist and evangelistic circles and the attitudes of the 1920s public toward it. The book has been awarded with audie award for literary fiction. The title character of elmer gantry starts out as a greedy, shallow, philandering baptist minister, turns to evangelism, and eventually becomes the leader of a large methodist congregation. Sinclair lewis, elmer gantry signet classics sinclair lewis won the nobel prize for literature in 1930, the first american to do so, for his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of. Written over 90 years ago, elmer gantry still manages to entertain and challenge. The main characters of this fiction, classics story are.
It might have been supposed that lewis s form of sociological realism, in which he wove innumerable details from contemporary life into his narrative, would date badly and that his books. This tale of a hypocritical preacher who prefers money, booze and women over saving souls is today considered a classic. We might be tempted to think that the corruption evident in modern televangelists is a new occurence. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading elmer gantry. The title character starts out as a greedy, shallow, philandering baptist minister, turns to evangelism, and eventually becomes the leader of a large methodist congregation. After various forays into evangelism, he becomes a successful methodist minister despite his hypocrisy and serial sexual indiscretions.
He kept from flunking only because jim lefferts drove him to his books. Sinclair lewis arrowsmith, elmer gantry, dodsworth 1st. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of elmer gantry by sinclair lewis. Whereas, in elmer gantry, lewis turns religion into a business. A fasttalking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause. Btw, listen for the satirical self criticism toward the end of the novel. In my copy of elmer gantry, one sentence is underlined six times. His portrait of a goldentongued evangelist who rises to power. Sinclair lewis, quote from elmer gantry eddie fislingers church was an octagonal affair, with the pulpit in one angle, an arrangement which produced a fascinating, rather dizzy effect, reminiscent of. With burt lancaster, jean simmons, arthur kennedy, dean jagger.
Pdf arrowsmith book by sinclair lewis free download 428. Over the past few weeks, ive enjoyed sinclair lewis novel elmer gantry as an. Elmer gantry, the traveling evangelist who loved whiskey, women and wealth, was conceived by sinclair lewis in a bestselling 1927 novel. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Elmer gantry is a really well written novel authored by sinclair lewis in the 1920s.
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