The Devil's Mousetrap : Redemption and Colonial American Literature
This text explores the thought of three colonial New England divines - Increase Mather, Jonathan Edwards and Edward Taylor - from a literary theory perspective. The author focuses on the background of the men's ideas, exploring the construction of Puritan theology
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (159 pages)
9780195354119, 9781280454165, 0195354117, 1280454164
466428420
Contents; ONE: The Devil's Mousetrap; TWO: Jonathan Edwards and the Angel of the Lord: A History of the Work of Redemption; THREE: The Age of Messiah: Increase Mather and the Conversion of the Jews; FOUR: Edward Taylor and the Feast of Tabernacles; Afterword; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
English