Major Writers of Early American LiteratureUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1972 - 301 Seiten An outstanding collection of original critical essays by distinguished specialists, this book is both a chronological survey of nearly 200 years of American literature and an exciting reappraisal of the major figures of that period. Includes works from Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards, William Bryd, Anne Bradstreet, William Bradford, and others. |
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... character . He also displays abundant evidence that the Pilgrims found it difficult to know human character . The Puritan saints who act in this history believe that men are divided into the elect and the damned , but they know that ...
... character . He also displays abundant evidence that the Pilgrims found it difficult to know human character . The Puritan saints who act in this history believe that men are divided into the elect and the damned , but they know that ...
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... character " of Cato with a para- graph on fame . He argued that virtue is the surest path to fame , and that men of the greatest fame are those who possessed the greatest virtue ( Franklin probably had Jesus in mind , as well as the ...
... character " of Cato with a para- graph on fame . He argued that virtue is the surest path to fame , and that men of the greatest fame are those who possessed the greatest virtue ( Franklin probably had Jesus in mind , as well as the ...
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... character . Indeed , one suspects that as Brown wrote , the possibilities of Mervyn's character became increasingly clear to him , and rather than force his story in the preconceived direction indicated by his letter , he allowed the ...
... character . Indeed , one suspects that as Brown wrote , the possibilities of Mervyn's character became increasingly clear to him , and rather than force his story in the preconceived direction indicated by his letter , he allowed the ...
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Introduction | 3 |
Anne Bradstreet | 33 |
Edward Taylor | 59 |
Urheberrecht | |
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