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Thornton Wilder and the Puritan narrative tradition [electronic resource] / Lincoln Konkle.

By: Konkle, Lincoln.
Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2006Description: xxiii, 301 p.Subject(s): 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 literatureGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 812/.52 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Summary: "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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.