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Record Nr.

UNISA996247965703316

Autore

Silverman Kenneth

Titolo

The life and times of Cotton Mather / / Kenneth Silverman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Columbia University Press, 1985, c1984

ISBN

0-06-015231-1

0-231-06125-0

Edizione

[Columbia University Press Morningside ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 479 p., [8] p. of plates ) : ill. ;

Disciplina

285.8/32/0924

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Soggetti

Puritans - Massachusetts

Biography

Massachusetts History Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775

Massachusetts History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Bibliography: p. 429-464.

Nota di contenuto

I. Cottonus Matherus (1663-1686) -- 1. Quantum Nomen! Quanta Nomina! -- 2. The solemnest work in the world -- II. Mr. Cotton Mather (1687-1703) -- The Glorious Revolution -- Letters of thanks from hell -- The parter's portion -- Particular faiths -- III. The Reverend Cotton Mather, D.D. & F.R.S. (1703-1713) -- Joseph Dudley -- Bonifacius -- Of 15, dead, 9 -- IV. Silence Dogood (1714-1724) -- Lydia Lee George -- Tria Carcinomata -- The paths of the destroyer -- Crackling of thorns under a pot -- V. Cotton Mather (1724-1728) -- As merry as one bound for heaven -- Conclusion: Copp's Hill.