The American Puritans, their prose and poetry

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Selections from the writings of Puritans in New England in the first century of colonial life.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Miller, Perry, 1905-1963 (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday & Company, [1956]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Anchor ; A80
Subjects:
1600-1775
American literature > Puritan authors.
American literature > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Puritans > Literary collections.
Littérature américaine > Auteurs puritains.
Littérature américaine > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Puritains > Anthologies.
American literature > Colonial period.
Puritans.
Puritanismus
Literatur
Literatura Norte Americana.
Littérature américaine > 1600-1775 (période coloniale)
USA.
Literature.
Literary collections.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. History
  • Of Plymouth Plantation / William Bradford
  • A defense of The answer / Thomas Shepard
  • Wonder-working Providence of Sion's savior / Edward Johnson
  • Journal ; The Antinomian crisis / John Winthrop
  • A general introduction / Cotton Mather
  • Part II. State and society
  • A model of Christian charity / John Winthrop
  • Limitation of government / John Cotton
  • Hartford election sermon / Thomas Hooker
  • Speech to the General Court / John Winthrop
  • The simple cobler of Aggawam / Nathaniel Ward
  • Nehemiah on the wall / Jonathan Mitchell
  • New England's true interest / William Stoughton
  • The happiness of a people / William Hubbard
  • Vindication of the government of New England churches / John Wise
  • A discourse concerning unlimited submission / Jonathan Mayhew
  • Part III. This world and the next
  • The covenant of grace / Thomas Shepard
  • The lesson of the covenant, for England and New England / Peter Bulkeley
  • A true sight of sin ; Repentant sinners and their ministers / Thomas Hooker
  • Christian calling / John Cotton
  • Man knows not his time / Increase Mather
  • The sovereign efficacy of divine Providence / Urian Oakes
  • Phaenomena / Samuel Sewall
  • Bonifacius / Cotton Mather
  • Concerning ancestors / Solomon Stoddard
  • Part IV. Personal narrative
  • Autobiography / Thomas Shepard
  • Richard Mather / Increase Mather
  • Diary / Samuel Sewall
  • The redeemed captive / John Williams
  • Part V. Poetry
  • Several poems ; Mediatations / Anne Bradstreet
  • The day of doom ; God's controversy with New England / Michael Wigglesworth
  • A Threndodia / E.B.
  • God's determinations touching His elect ; Poems and sacramental meditations / Edward Taylor
  • Part VI. Literary and educational ideals
  • The Bay Psalm Book / Richard Mather
  • New England's first fruits
  • The praise of eloquence / Michael Wigglesworth
  • Of style / Cotton Mather.

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