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on the humanities
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He has written extensively on American history and culture, including books such as “The Puritan Ordeal” (1989), “The Death of Satan: How Americans Have Lost the Sense of Evil” (1995), and “Required Reading: Why Our American Classics Matter Now” (1997). His latest publication is “Melville: His World and Work” (2005).
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2006
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