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 patti page. Main street 1920 was his first critical and commercial success. Gantry has no redeeming features but is seen by the gullible public as a man who speaks the truth about god. 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 ranked as the number one fiction bestseller of 1927, according to publishers weekly. Sinclair lewis was enough of a writer for his books to still be readable and his characters contemporary. Elmer wept a little, and blubbered, lez go out and start a scrap. All our ebooks are free to download, but first you must sign in or create an.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading elmer gantry. 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.
Elmer gantry ebook by sinclair lewis 1230000036079. The first of sinclair lewiss great successes, main street shattered the sentimental american myth of happy smalltown life with its satire of narrowminded provincialism. Discussion of themes and motifs in sinclair lewis elmer gantry. One of the first road trip novels, free air is the story of claire boltwood, a young heiress who, in the early days of the automobile, takes a road trip from new york. Elmer gantry by sinclair lewis epubbooks download free. His works are known for their insightful and critical views of american society. Elmer gantry by sinclair lewis audiobook download christian.
Elmer gantry burt lancaster, a drunken, dishonest street preacher allegedly patterned on billy sunday, wrangles a job with the travelling tent ministry conducted by sister sharon falconer jean. 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. Elmer gantry is a satirical novel written by sinclair lewis in 1926 that presents aspects of the. Lewis s other noted books include babbitt 1922, arrowsmith 1925, elmer gantry 1927, dodsworth 1929, and it cant happen here 1935. Elmer gantry download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Composed in 2007, the opera receives an excellent performance from the milwaukee symphony orchestra, the. Lewis had long wanted to write a novel about what he called the religion racket. In 1930, following elmer gantry 1927 and dodsworth 1929, sinclair lewis became the first american author to be awarded the nobel prize for distinction in world literature. Download elmer gantry by sinclair lewis,mark schorer in pdf epub ebook. Aslx004, elmer gantry, 1927, 282, 1189k, ebook, download pdf elmer. Sinclair lewis worldfamous satire of religious hypocrisy and the excesses of the roaring. Under australian laws, in literary works of authors who died before. Read elmer gantry by sinclair lewis available from rakuten kobo. Elmer gantry by sinclair lewis download free kindle epub ebooks.
Sinclair lewis a project gutenberg of australia ebook ebook no 0300851h. All our ebooks are free to download, but first you must sign in or create an account. A vulgar and licentious college football captain becomes a messenger of god as a. Universally recognized as a landmark in american literature, elmer gantry. The title character starts out as a greedy, shallow, philandering baptist min. Elmer gantry is one of the sinclair lewiss most famous novels. Elmer gantry by sinclair lewis, first edition abebooks. This was the apogee of his literary career, and in the period from ann vickers 1933 to the posthumously published world so wide 1951 lewis wrote ten novels that. Harry sinclair lewis february 7, 1885 january 10, 1951 was an american novelist, short story writer and playwright.
Elmer gantry by sinclair lewis download book respecting the intellectual property of others is utmost important to us, we make every effort to make sure we only link to legitimate sites, such as those sites owned by authors and publishers. Elmer gantry is a 1960 american drama film about a con man and a female evangelist selling religion to smalltown america. Reflecting his own unhappy childhood in sauk centre, minnesota, lewiss sixth novel attacked the conformity and dullness he saw in midwestern village life. Elmer gantry by sinclair lewis overdrive rakuten overdrive. 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. Elmer gantry, is initially attracted by booze and easy money though he eventually renounces tobacco and alcohol and chasing women.
Be sure to check the laws for your country before downloading or. Elmer gantry is a really well written novel authored by sinclair lewis in the 1920s. Elmer gantry is a conniving, hipocrite much like many of the fundamental evangelists who are still doing the rounds today. He gives an inside story of the way tent meetings were organised in the midwest of america in the early part of the last century. His portrait of a goldentongued evangelist who rises to power within his churcha saver of souls who lives a life of duplicity, sensuality, and ruthless self. It is your responsibility to check the applicable laws in your country before downloading this work. Publication date 1927 topics iiit collection digitallibraryindia.
Elmer gantry has been called the greatest, most vital, and most penetrating study of hypocrisy that has been written since the works of voltaire goodreads 3. Over the past few weeks, ive enjoyed sinclair lewis novel elmer gantry as an. The story is set in the middle united states and begins in the early twentieth century. Sinclair lewis god rest his soul certainly knew his topic. Harry sinclair lewis was an american novelist, shortstory writer, and playwright. A broadway play by patrick kearney opened on 7 august 1928 at the playhouse theatre, where it ran for 48 performances.
Stobern sie jetzt durch unsere auswahl beliebter ebooks aus verschiedenen. Sep 16, 2018 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. We do not keep any ebooks in compliance with a particular paper edition. Elmer gantry has even been made into a new opera, with a score by robert aldridge and a libretto by herschel garfein, that recently premiered in nashville.
Bringing some notoriety in its day it is a vicious satire of preachers and those they fool. It is the story about a young man who becomes a successful preacher in a very cynical manner. Elmer gantry signet classics by sinclair lewis, mark schorer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In 1930, he became the first writer from the united states to be awarded the nobel prize in literature, for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humour, new types of characters. Novel by sinclair lewis, a satiric indictment of fundamentalist religion that caused an uproar upon its publication in 1927. 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. Elmer gantry in novel and opera after listening to a new recording of an opera, elmer gantry by robert aldridge with a libretto by herschel garfein, i wanted to read the famous 1927 novel by sinclair lewis on which the opera was based. 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. Lewis did research for the novel by observing the work of various preachers in kansas city in his socalled sunday school meetings on wednesdays. Written at the height of his powers, the three novels included in this library of america volume continue the vigorous unmasking of the pretenses and hypocrisies of american middleclass life that sinclair lewis began in main street and babbitt. Kindle store buy a kindle free kindle reading apps kindle books french ebooks kindle unlimited. Universally recognized as a landmark in american literature, elmer gantry scandalized the generation in which it was wri. Elmer gantry, is initially attracted by booze and easy money though he eventually.
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