Gracious laughter
Subtitle: the meditative wit of Edward Taylor
By: John Gatta.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Taylor, Edward, 1642-1729 -- Humor.; Devotional literature, American -- History and criticism.; Christian poetry, American -- History and criticism.; Wit and humor -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.; Puritans -- New England -- Intellectual life.; Puritans -- New England -- Humor.; Puritan movements in literature.; Comic, The, in literature.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 212-223.
Includes index.