A History of American Puritan Literature

For generations, scholars have imagined American puritans as religious enthusiasts, fleeing persecution, finding refuge in Massachusetts, and founding 'America'. The puritans have been read as a product of New England and the origin of American exceptionalism. This History challenges the usual understanding of American puritans, offering new ways of reading their history and their literary culture. Together, an international team of authors make clear that puritan America cannot be thought of apart from Native America, and that its literature is also grounded in Britain, Europe, North America, the Caribbean, and networks that spanned the globe. Each chapter focuses on a single place, method, idea, or context to read familiar texts anew and to introduce forgotten or neglected voices and writings. A History of American Puritan Literature is a collaborative effort to create not a singular literary history, but a series of interlocked new histories of American puritan literature.

Author: Kristina Bross
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10/15/2020
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.27h x 6.38w x 0.95d
ISBN13: 9781108840033
ISBN10: 1108840035
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | American | General