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Autore |
Munk Linda |
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Titolo |
The devil's mousetrap [[electronic resource] ] : redemption and colonial American literature / / Linda Munk |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-774144-4 |
1-280-45416-4 |
0-19-535411-7 |
0-585-21171-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (159 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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American literature - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - History and criticism |
Christian literature, American - Puritan authors - History and criticism |
American literature - New England - History and criticism |
Puritan movements in literature |
Redemption in literature |
Puritans in literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-137) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; ONE: The Devil's Mousetrap; TWO: Jonathan Edwards and the Angel of the Lord: A History of the Work of Redemption; THREE: The Age of Messiah: Increase Mather and the Conversion of the Jews; FOUR: Edward Taylor and the Feast of Tabernacles; Afterword; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This text explores the thought of three colonial New England divines - Increase Mather, Jonathan Edwards and Edward Taylor - from a literary theory perspective. The author focuses on the background of the men's ideas, exploring the construction of Puritan theology. |
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