The Puritan Tradition in English Life
Author : John Marlowe
Publisher : London, Cresset
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 12,99 MB
Release : 1956
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : John Marlowe
Publisher : London, Cresset
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 12,99 MB
Release : 1956
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Alden T. Vaughan
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 48,52 MB
Release : 1972
Category : History
ISBN : 9780874518528
A classic documentary collection on New England's Puritan roots is once again available, with new material.
Author : Johanna Harris
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,20 MB
Release : 2024-07-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0192575589
What is meant by the Puritan literary tradition, and when did the idea of Puritan literature, as distinct from Puritan beliefs and practices, come into being? The answer is not straightforward. This volume addresses these questions by bringing together new research on a wide range of established and emerging literary subjects that help to articulate the Puritan literary tradition, including: political polemic and the performing arts; conversion and New-World narratives; individual and corporate life-writings; histories of exile and womens history; book history and the translation and circulation of Puritan literature abroad; Puritan epistolary networks; discourses of Puritan friendship; the historiography of Puritanism defined through editing and publishing; doctrinal controversy; and the history of emotions. This essay collection proposes that a Puritan literary tradition existed that was distinct from broader conceptions of early modern English and Protestant traditions and offers a nuanced account of the distinct and variegated contribution that Puritanism has made to the construction of literature as a concept in English. It ranges from the late sixteenth through to the nineteenth century, and spans British, European, and American Puritan cultures. It offers new analyses of well-known Puritan writers such as Anne Bradstreet, John Bunyan, Richard Baxter, and John Milton, as well as less familiar figures, such as Mary Rowlandson and Joseph Hussey, and writers less often associated with Puritanism, such as Andrew Marvell and Aphra Behn.
Author : Francis J. Bremer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 35,33 MB
Release : 2009-07-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0199740879
Written by a leading expert on the Puritans, this brief, informative volume offers a wealth of background on this key religious movement. This book traces the shaping, triumph, and decline of the Puritan world, while also examining the role of religion in the shaping of American society and the role of the Puritan legacy in American history. Francis J. Bremer discusses the rise of Puritanism in the English Reformation, the struggle of the reformers to purge what they viewed as the corruptions of Roman Catholicism from the Elizabethan church, and the struggle with the Stuart monarchs that led to a brief Puritan triumph under Oliver Cromwell. It also examines the effort of Puritans who left England to establish a godly kingdom in America. Bremer examines puritan theology, views on family and community, their beliefs about the proper relationship between religion and public life, the limits of toleration, the balance between individual rights and one's obligation to others, and the extent to which public character should be shaped by private religious belief. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
Author : David D. Hall
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 34,83 MB
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0691203377
"Shedding critical new light on the diverse forms of Puritan belief and practice in England, Scotland, and New England, Hall provides a multifaceted account of a cultural movement that judged the Protestant reforms of Elizabeth's reign to be unfinished"--Provided by publisher.
Author : B. R. White
Publisher : Baptist Sunday School Board
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 31,65 MB
Release : 1980-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780805465433
Author : Walter Paul Wenska
Publisher :
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 21,92 MB
Release : 1974
Category : American literature
ISBN :
Author : William Carlos Martyn
Publisher :
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 36,3 MB
Release : 1867
Category : England
ISBN :
Author : George Macgregor Waller
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 29,83 MB
Release : 1973
Category : History
ISBN :
Selected essays offer historical interpretations of the Puritans and their way of life.
Author : Alice Morse Earle
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 33,24 MB
Release : 2019-11-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
"Sabbath in Puritan New England" by Alice Morse Earle is a study that covers a lot of information on the social and religious aspects of Puritan life in a clear, well-presented, and good-natured way. Alice Morse Earle acted as a cultural anthropologist and specialized in this period. She covers the homey particulars of Sabbath-day Puritan life in a way that is relatable even to those who didn't follow or subscribe to the religion.