Rachel Bailey De Luise

A Confluence of Literary Devices in Early American Literature:

Mary Rowlandson''s Captivity Narrative Breathes Life into a New Genre of Storytelling

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Produktbeschreibung

In the aftermath of King Philip's War in early American society, Massachusetts Puritan Mary Rowlandson recorded her experiences as an "Indian" captive. In a vivid story that recollects the details of these events, Rowlandson attempts to impart a message to her community through the use of three existing literary devices. The genre of the "captivity narrative" that evolved is a distinct literary mode developed as a confluence of these: spiritual autobiography, a documentary method meant to archive spiritual and emotional growth through a record of daily activities; the conversion narrative, which made public one's theological assurance of God's grace; and the jeremiad, a sermon form designed to remind Puritans of their Covenant with God. To her contemporaries, Rowlandson served as an example of God's Providence. To later generations and specifically twenty-first century scholars, she represents the voice of a new genre of storytelling.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 72
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 125g
• ISBN-13: 9783844316995
• ISBN-10: 384431699X
• Artikelnr.: 33198545

Autorenporträt

Rachel Bailey De Luise, Doctorado de la Universidad Estatal de Florida. La Dra. De Luise es profesora e investigadora en las áreas de educación en inglés, currículum e instrucción, estudios de literatura, composición y preparación de profesores. Sus especializaciones incluyen el examen de la experiencia en la materia en relación con el aula del siglo XXI.