Puritan Family - A Social Study From the Literary Sources

Originally published in 1969, this study examines the religious and ethical community which had an immense influence on the spiritual development of the Anglo-American world - the family in Puritan England. The book makes extensive reference to the outstanding literary works of the period and to the Puritan 'conduct-books', thus illustrating the Puritan way of thinking and attitude to life and showing the relationship between the development of literary taste and the social class system.

List of contents

1. Marriage Under Puritanism 2. Parents and Children Under Puritanism 3. Masters and Servants 4. The Image of the Puritan Family in Literature 5. The Convergence of Aristocratic Bourgeois Culture 6. The Family as a Literary Public 7. Conclusion

About the author

Levin L. Schücking

Summary

Originally published in 1969, this study examines the religious and ethical community which had an immense influence on the spiritual development of the Anglo-American world – the family in Puritan England. The book makes extensive reference to the outstanding literary works of the period and to the Puritan ‘conduct-books’, thus illustrating the Puritan way of thinking and attitude to life and showing the relationship between the development of literary taste and the social class system.

Product details

• Authors: Levin L. Schucking, Levin L. Schücking
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2022
• EAN: 9780367628994
• ISBN: 978-0-367-62899-4
• No. of pages: 214
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Puritanism
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 17th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 16th Century, Social and cultural history