The American Puritan Elegy: A Literary and Cultural Study
The American Puritan Elegy: A Literary and Cultural Study By Jeffrey A. Hammond
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2000 | 280 Pages | ISBN: 0521662451 | PDF | 1 MB
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2000 | 280 Pages | ISBN: 0521662451 | PDF | 1 MB
"Although one scarcely expects contemporary readers to show much interest in the multitude of formulaic death poems left behind by dead white (and mostly male) Puritans, Jeffery A. Hammond's study offers an impressively innovate approach to this subject matter." John Gatta Christianity and Literature "Never has thid body of peoms read so intensely and so well." Early American Literature: Volume 36 "Hammond's rich, erudite text is clearly addressed to academic peers...Hammond's achievement is considerable." American Literature