Thornton Wilder and the Puritan narrative tradition
By: Lincoln Konkle.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780826216243
Subjects: Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 -- Technique.; Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 -- Religion.; Taylor, Edward, 1642-1729 -- Influence.; Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- 20th century.; English language -- United States -- Rhetoric.; Puritans -- New England -- Intellectual life.; Christianity and literature -- United States.; Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.); Puritan movements in literature.
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The first city : the continuity of Puritanism in American culture and literature from Taylor to Wilder; title: Judgment day in the jazz age : eschatology and providence in Wilder's early plays and novels; title: The Puritan's progress : typology and plain style in Wilder's thirties drama and fiction; title: Dramatic jeremiads : Wilder's revival of the Puritan rhetoric of crisis; title: Cold war wilderness : the dark night of Wilder's Puritan soul; title: Covenant reborn : Wilder's reaffirmation of the American errand; title: Passing the torch : Thornton Wilder and his influence on American drama.