The Puritan-Provincial Vision

ISBN-13: 9780521372374 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 254 str.

Susan Manning

Opis

This book suggests a new interpretation of the characteristic qualities of Scottish and American literatures. Professor Manning reveals the "puritan-provincial vision": a particular way of looking at life and man's relationship to what lies beyond himself.

Recenzje

"Manning succeeds admirably in conducting an argument that is both ambitious and bright with surprise." Terence Martin, American Literature

Spis treści

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Calvin's theology and the puritan mind; 2. After Armageddon: Jonathan Edwards and David Hume; 3. From puritanism to provincialism; 4. The pursuit of the double; 5. Spectators, spies and spectres: the observer's stance; 6. 'Is anything central?'; Notes; Bibliography; Index.