Reinventing Cotton Mather in the American Renaissance
| Author | : Christopher D. Felker |
| Publisher | : Christopher Felker |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1555531873 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781555531874 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Reinventing Cotton Mather in the American Renaissance by : Christopher D. Felker
Download or read book Reinventing Cotton Mather in the American Renaissance written by Christopher D. Felker and published by Christopher Felker. This book was released on 1993 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author uses Thomas Robbins' 1820 edition of Mather's work to show how a Puritanical political sentiment prompted American Renaissance writers to address the implications of democracy. Hawthorne, Stoddard, and Stowe used Mather's work to discover the importance of democratic concepts and categori