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1	The Nature of Religious Melancholy: Edward Taylor's Poetic Treatments of a 17th Century Epidemic Johnson, Sheena K 12 August 2014 (has links) Edward Taylor indicates an awareness of 17th century religious melancholy in his "Preparatory Meditations," but the minister is largely excluded from current discourse surrounding religious melancholy in Puritan communities. Taylor's presence in this conversation serves to further understanding of religious melancholy in America and also of the complex nature of the condition that is of interest at the present time. Through an analysis of dominant images of the conversion experience from Edward Taylor's poetry, this thesis argues that Taylor provides intimate knowledge of the nature of religious melancholy and also offers a treatment option for the ailing Puritan in the form of hope for salvation. Religious melancholy Puritans Edward Taylor 16th century 17th century Christian poetry
2	Protestants Reading Catholicism: Crashaw's Reformed Readership Davis, Andrew Dean 14 August 2009 (has links) This thesis seeks to realign Richard Crashaw’s aesthetic orientation with a broadly conceptualized genre of seventeenth-century devotional, or meditative, poetry. This realignment clarifies Crashaw’s worth as a poet within the Renaissance canon and helps to dismantle historicist and New Historicist readings that characterize him as a literary anomaly. The methodology consists of an expanded definition of meditative poetry, based primarily on Louis Martz’s original interpretation, followed by a series of close readings executed to show continuity between Crashaw and his contemporaries, not discordance. The thesis concludes by expanding the genre of seventeenth-century devotional poetry to include Edward Taylor, who despite his Puritanism, also exemplifies many of the same generic attributes as Crashaw. Puritans New Historicism Meditative poetry Louis Martz Genre Theory Catholicism Metaphysical poets Steps to the Temple Richard Crashaw Edward Taylor English Language and Literature
3	God's Estranged Child: Self-Deprecating Images in Edward Taylor's Preparatory Meditations Therber, Nancy Eileen 08 1900 (has links) Throughout his Preparatory Meditations, Edward Taylor used many images to deprecate himself. These images reflected his Puritan religious beliefs rather than an extremely low self-image. The themes of his poetry were taken from the Bible, but they reflected the many duties which befell him in conjunction with his ministry at Westfield. By using images which were most familiar to him and the rhetorical devices of the seventeenth century, Taylor sought to seek God's forgiveness by doing His will--confessing personal guilt, asking for forgiveness, and praising God's mercy. Because the meditations were directed only to God, Taylor never sought to publish them. Like the child he so desperately wanted to be looked upon as, he sought only his father's favor. self-image in literature Puritan beliefs humility in literature Edward Taylor religion Humility in literature.
4	The Rhetoric of Propriety in Puritan Sermon Writing and Poetics Neel, Paul Joseph 28 November 2012 (has links) No description available. Aesthetics American Literature Bible British and Irish Literature Ethics Literature Philosophy Rhetoric propriety rhetoric dialectic puritan preaching sermon poetics Aristotle Cicero Augustine King James Version Geneva Bible William Perkins John Milton Edward Taylor

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