The American Jeremiad

by Bercovitch, Sacvan

• ISBN13: 9780299288648
• ISBN10: 0299288641
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-19
• Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Pr

Summary

When Sacvan Bercovitch's American Jeremiadfirst appeared in 1978, it was hailed as a landmark study of dissent and cultural formation in America, from the Puritans' writings through the major literary works of the antebellum era. For this long-awaited anniversary edition, Bercovitch has written a deeply thoughtful and challenging new preface that reflects on his classic study of the role of the political sermon, or jeremiad, in America from a contemporary perspective, while assessing developments in the field of American studies and the culture at large.

Author Biography

Sacvan Bercovitch is the Powell M. Cabot Research Professor of American Literature at Harvard University. A Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he is a former president of the American Studies Association and the general editor of the eight-volume Cambridge History of American Literature.

Table of Contents

Preface to the 2012 Edition	p. xi
Preface to the 1978 Edition	p. xli
Introduction: The Puritan Errand Reassessed	p. 3
The Blessings of Time and Eternity	p. 31
The Genetics of Salvation	p. 62
The Typology of America's Mission	p. 93
Ritual of Consensus	p. 132
Epilogue: The Symbol of America	p. 176
Notes	p. 213
Index	p. 233
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