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Puritan American writers faced a dilemma: they had an obligation to use language as a celebration of divine artistry, but they could not allow their writing to become an iconic graven image of authorial self-idolatry. In this study William Scheick explores one way in which William Bradford, Nathanie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Scheick, William J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1992.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Puritans > Intellectual life.
English language > Rhetoric.
Christian literature, American.
American literature > Puritan authors.
American literature > Colonial period.
American literature.
RELIGION > Christianity > Protestant.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Anglais (Langue) > États-Unis > Rhetorique.
Rhetorique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Puritains > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Vie intellectuelle.
Litterature chretienne americaine > Histoire et critique.
Litterature americaine > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire et critique.
Litterature americaine > ca 1600-1775 (Periode coloniale) > Histoire et critique.
Litterature americaine > Auteurs puritains > Histoire et critique.
Rhetoric > United States > History.
English language > United States > Rhetoric.
Puritans > New England > Intellectual life.
Christian literature, American > History and criticism.
American literature > New England > History and criticism.
American literature > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 > History and criticism.
American literature > Puritan authors > History and criticism.
United States.
New England.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
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Sumario:Puritan American writers faced a dilemma: they had an obligation to use language as a celebration of divine artistry, but they could not allow their writing to become an iconic graven image of authorial self-idolatry. In this study William Scheick explores one way in which William Bradford, Nathaniel Ward, Anne Bradstreet, Urian Oakes, Edward Taylor, and Jonathan Edwards mediated these conflicting imperatives.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (176 pages).
ISBN:9780813164205

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