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- Puritanism had a significant influence on English and American literature, particularly during the 17th century. Puritan writers sought to use literature as a means of promoting their religious and moral values, as well as expressing their beliefs and experiences.
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Nov 28, 2008 · Summary. Puritanism was an intrinsically bookish movement. Just as the spread of Protestantism through Europe in the early sixteenth century was greatly facilitated by, if not dependent upon, the resources of the printing press, so the penetration by Puritanism of the nation's religious, political and cultural life was achieved primarily ...
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May 31, 2024 · This essay collection proposes that a Puritan literary tradition existed that was distinct from broader conceptions of early modern English and Protestant traditions and offers a nuanced account of the distinct and variegated contribution that Puritanism has made to the construction of ‘literature’ as a concept in English.
Sep 24, 2020 · Summary. The Introduction explains what we are doing when we claim to write American puritan literary history. It shows the development of that field – particularly as it was rooted in American exceptionalism and guided the construction of American literature anthologies – then explains the turn away from exceptionalism and the current ...
May 31, 2024 · This introduction will explore these and other approaches in relation to the following topics: the labels Puritan, nonconformist, and dissenter, as attached to specific religious writers, and the writing of the histories of Puritanism, nonconformity, and dissent; the treatment of relevant individuals in biographical dictionaries; the editing in ...
The book explores issues of gender, literature, politics and popular culture in addition to addressing the Puritans' core concerns such as theology and devotional praxis, and coverage extends to Irish, Welsh, Scottish and European versions of Puritanism as well as to English and American practice.
‘The puritan legacy’ examines the influence of the puritan movement in England and America. The most significant contributions to the puritan legacy in the decades after the Restoration are found in literature.
Attempts to define early-modern English ‘puritanism’ and to agree on a common usage for the noun and adjective ‘puritan’ have been going on for well over 400 years.
