Puritan Legacies: Paradise Lost and the New England Tradition, 1630-1890Using "Paradise Lost" as a touchstone first to the English Revolution and second to the way that revolution was transferred to America, Stavely convincingly argues that the "structure of feeling" embodied in the poem persists through three centuries ofAmerican culture. His discussion of Puritan radicalism in New England and, more importantly, his detailed case studies of Marlborough and Westborough, Massachusetts, which he investigates and understands by constant reference to Milton's great poem, display his strong gifts as both literary critic and intellectual historian. Puritan Legacies is a challenging example of the "New Historicism" we have so long needed. |
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... hand her hand / Soft she withdrew " ( 378-86 ) . The quarrel has not been resolved , only suspended . Both Adam and Eve are left languish- ing in a subtle , chafing frustration and unhappiness , and Eve's depar- ture , withdrawing her hand ...
... hand her hand / Soft she withdrew " ( 378-86 ) . The quarrel has not been resolved , only suspended . Both Adam and Eve are left languish- ing in a subtle , chafing frustration and unhappiness , and Eve's depar- ture , withdrawing her hand ...
Page 225
... hand cut off by the machine . " In June 1877 Laura Goodwin , a child laborer at the John Frye factory , caught her left hand in the cogs of a heeling machine while she was cleaning it , with the result that all the fingers were cut off ...
... hand cut off by the machine . " In June 1877 Laura Goodwin , a child laborer at the John Frye factory , caught her left hand in the cogs of a heeling machine while she was cleaning it , with the result that all the fingers were cut off ...
Page 283
... hand in hand with wandering steps and slow , Through Eden took their solitary way . ( 636-49 ) No matter how sobering and transformative their experiences , how careful their preparation and instruction , Adam and Eve are going to feel ...
... hand in hand with wandering steps and slow , Through Eden took their solitary way . ( 636-49 ) No matter how sobering and transformative their experiences , how careful their preparation and instruction , Adam and Eve are going to feel ...
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Puritan Legacies: Paradise Lost and the New England Tradition, 1630-1890 Keith W. Stavely No preview available - 1990 |
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