| The American Puritan Elegy Contributor(s): Hammond, Jeffrey A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521662451 ISBN-13: 9780521662451 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $115.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: Jeffrey Hammond's study of the funeral elegies of early New England reassesses a body of poems whose importance in their own time has been obscured by almost total neglect in ours. Hammond reconstructs the historical, theological and cultural contexts of these poems to demonstrate how they responded to Puritan views on a specific process of mourning. The elegies emerge, he argues, as performative scripts that consoled readers by shaping their experience. They shed new light on the emotional dimension of Puritanism and the important role of ritual in Puritan culture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.009 |
| LCCN: 99016898 |
| Lexile Measure: 1410 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.23" W x 9.29" (1.14 lbs) 282 pages |
