| Description |
xiv, 294 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Prophetic strain : the representation of Puritan culture in Paradise lost -- Antinomianism and Arminianism -- Adam and Eve -- Satan -- Uneasy within : the nature of Puritan hierarchy -- Order and enthusiasm in New England, 1630-1780 -- Ebenzer Parkman : order and enthusiasm in Westborough, Massachusetts, 1725-1763 -- Of their vain contest appeared no end : Westborough, 1763-1775 -- Constant progress upward : Puritanism and capitalism -- The secularization of the Protestant ethic in nineteenth-century New England -- The secularization of the Protestant ethic in Marlborough, Massachusetts, 1835-1890 -- Charles F. Morse : the secularized Puritan as country editor, 1877-1892 -- Conclusion : The loss of Paradise. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.
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Milton, John, 1608-1674 -- Influence.
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Puritans -- New England.
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Puritans -- Massachusetts -- Marlborough.
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Puritans -- Massachusetts -- Westborough.
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New England -- Civilization.
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Marlborough (Mass.) -- Civilization.
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Westborough (Mass.) -- Civilization.
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| ISBN |
0801420164 |
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