Thornton Wilder and the Puritan narrative tradition
"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
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (xxiii, 301 pages)
9780826264978, 0826264972
191930147
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
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010