Title The Puritan cosmopolis : the law of nations and the early American imagination / Nan Goodman

Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018] ©2018

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Description 1 online resource Series Oxford studies in American literary history Oxford studies in American literary history. Contents Prologue: The literary cosmopolis and its legal past -- The law of nations and the sources of the cosmopolis -- The cosmopolitan covenant -- The manufactured millennium -- Evidentiary cosmopolitanism -- Cosmopolitan communication and the discourse of pietism -- Epilogue: The law of the cosmopolis and its literary past Summary In The Puritan Cosmopolis, Nan Goodman demonstrates how the Puritans were far from an insular coterie that ignored the larger global community. Drawing on letters, diaries, political pamphlets, poetry, and other cultural materials, The Puritan Cosmopolis demonstrates how the Puritan population increasingly saw themselves as global citizens Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 6, 2018) Subject American literature -- Puritan authors -- History and criticism Law and literature -- United States -- History -- 17th century Puritans -- New England -- Intellectual life -- 17th century Puritan movements in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. American literature -- Puritan authors Civilization Law and literature Puritan movements in literature Puritans -- Intellectual life New England -- Civilization -- 17th century New England United States Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780190642839 0190642831 9780190642846 019064284X

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