The devil's mousetrap : redemption and colonial American literature / Linda Munk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Munk, Linda.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taylor, Edward, 1642-1729.

Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758.

American literature--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--History and criticism.

American literature.

Christian literature, American--Puritan authors--History and criticism.

Christian literature, American.

American literature--New England--History and criticism.

Criticism and interpretation.

Christian literature, American--Puritan authors.

New England.

Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758--Criticism and interpretation.

Edwards, Jonathan.

Taylor, Edward, 1642-1729--Criticism and interpretation.

Taylor, Edward.

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723--Writing skill.

Mather, Increase.

Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.

Puritan movements in literature.

Redemption in literature.

Puritans in literature.

Physical Description:

ix, 144 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 1997.

Summary:

The Devil's Mousetrap approaches the thought of three colonial New England divines--Increase Mather, Jonathan Edwards, and Edward Taylor--from the perspective of literary theory. Author Linda Munk focuses on the background of these men's ideas and on the sources from which they drew, both directly and indirectly, in framing their theology. She notes that the language used in the pulpit by Mather, Edwards, and Taylor is full of allusions to the Bible and Apocrypha, to Puritan treatises, and to post-biblical exegesis, Jewish and Christian. Munk proceeds to unpack many allusions that have, for the most part, proven to be unclear to contemporary readers, in order to provide essential insights into the construction of Puritan theology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-137) and index.

ISBN:

0195114949

OCLC:

35305137