Research Catalog

Title

Voices in the wilderness : public discourse and the paradox of Puritan rhetoric / Patricia Roberts-Miller.

Author

Roberts-Miller, Patricia, 1959-

Publication

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1999.

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Details

Description

xiii, 209 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"This persuasive analysis of Puritan public discourse and its social consequences offers significant new ideas about the influence of Puritan language practices on American cultural identity."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• American prose literature > Puritan authors > History and criticism
• English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching > United States
• English language > New England > Discourse analysis
• Rhetoric > Political aspects > History. > New England
• Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States
• Puritans > New England > Intellectual life
• English language > New England > Rhetoric
• Language and culture > United States
• Puritan movements > United States
• American prose literature > Puritan authors
• English language > Discourse analysis
• English language > Rhetoric
• English language > Rhetoric > Study and teaching
• Language and culture
• Puritan movements
• Puritans > Intellectual life
• Rhetoric > Political aspects
• Puritaner
• Politische Rede
• Rhetorik
• Puritanisme > Nouvelle-Angleterre (États-Unis)
• Puritanisme > Doctrines > Histoire
• Éloquence politique > États-Unis > Histoire
• New England
• United States
• USA

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-204) and index.

Contents

Preface -- Ghost in the sphere -- The ontic logos, predestination, and aims of probability -- The place of the opposition -- Sugaring of rhetoric -- Prophets in a howling wilderness -- Arguments with voices in the wilderness -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index.

ISBN

• 081730939X
• 9780817309398

LCCN

98025394

OCLC

• ocm39281862
• 39281862
• SCSB-738709

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library