"No previous work on John Eliot's mission to the Indians has told such a comprehensive and balanced story. Richard Cogley takes a dual approach: he delves deeply into Eliot's theological writings, and he describes the historical development of Eliot's missionary work. By relatin…
No previous work on John Eliot's mission to the Indians has told such a comprehensive and engaging story. Richard Cogley takes a dual approach: he delves deeply into Eliot's theological writings and describes the historical development of Eliot's missionary work. By relating the…
Looks at how the land that Thoreau experienced in nineteenth-century New England has changed from open farm land to forrest.
A new evaluation of New England's literature of dissent in works by early English settlers in America.
New England writing begins some 400 years ago when a group of English Puritans. Over the centuries New Englanders have produced one of the great literary traditions of the world including fiction, poetry history, memoirs, letters, and essays. This book provides a history and com…
Now that academic consensus has turned away from the dichotomy between the literate culture of the Puritans and the oral culture of Native Americans, Cohen (English, U. of Texas-Austin) looks at the methodological, disciplinary, legal, political, and aesthetic implications for s…
This work investigates New England as a cultural invention, tracing the region's changing identity across more than three centuries. Incorporating insights from history, literature, art, material culture, and geography, it shows how succeeding generations of New Englanders creat…
