Title Thornton Wilder and the Puritan narrative tradition / Lincoln Konkle

Published Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 301 pages) Contents The first city : the continuity of Puritanism in American culture and literature from Taylor to Wilder -- Judgment day in the jazz age : eschatology and providence in Wilder's early plays and novels -- The Puritan's progress : typology and plain style in Wilder's 1930s drama and fiction -- Dramatic jeremiads : Wilder's revival of the Puritan rhetoric of crisis -- Cold war wilderness : the dark night of Wilder's Puritan soul -- Covenant reborn : Wilder's reaffirmation of the American errand -- Passing the torch : Thornton Wilder and his influence on American drama Summary "Fresh examination of the works of Thornton Wilder emphasizing continuities in American literature from the seventeenth through twentieth centuries. Sees Wilder as a literary descendant of Edward Taylor who drew from the Puritan worldview and tradition. Includes indepth readings of Shadow of a Doubt, The Trumpet Shall Sound, and others"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 -- Criticism and interpretation Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 -- Technique Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 -- Religion Taylor, Edward, 1642-1729 -- Influence Taylor, Edward, 1642-1729 Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 Wilder, Thornton, (1897-1975) -- Critique et interprétation. Wilder, Thornton, (1897-1975) -- Technique. Wilder, Thornton, (1897-1975) -- Religion. Taylor, Edward, (1642-1729) -- Influence. Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- 20th century English language -- United States -- Rhetoric Puritans -- New England -- Intellectual life Christianity and literature -- United States Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Puritan movements in literature. DRAMA -- American. Christianity and literature English language -- Rhetoric Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Narration (Rhetoric) Puritan movements in literature Puritans -- Intellectual life Religion Technique Puritains -- Dans la littérature. Puritains -- Nouvelle-Angleterre (États-Unis) New England United States Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 0826264972 9780826264978

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