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Week 5: The Literature
of Colonial America
Calvinism and "The Great
Awakening"
(Return
to the Week 5 Schedule)
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Read the introduction in your text to Jonathan
Edwards. For interest, contrast the confidence of "Sinners in the
Hands of an Angry God" with Edwards' "Personal Narrative," the history
of his spiritual life. For a sense of the Calvinism that Edwards championed,
read the introduction to "The Literature
of Colonial America" in the Study Guide for Week 2 and the notes on
William Bradford in the same Guide.
Study Questions Over the Readings
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Edward Taylor’s Poetry
1) Define “metaphysical poetry.”
2) Cite examples of “metaphysical conceits”
in “Upon a Spider Catching a Fly” and “Huswifery.
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Jonathan Edwards’ “Personal Narrative”
1) Define the following terms: mysticism,
neurosis, and asceticism.
2) Cite evidence of each in “Personal
Narrative.”
Basic Concepts Related to the Readings
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The
Protestant Reformation: Calvinism
Puritanism
Allegory
Metaphysical
Poetry
Scansion
Mysticism,
Neurosis, and Asceticism: The Complexities of Jonathan Edwards
The
Theories of Catastrophism and Uniformitarianism
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