A History of American Puritan Literature

• Published in: Bunyan studies no. 27; pp. 139 - 144
• Main Author: Lynch, Kathleen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Algonquian languages; Exceptionalism; History; Japanese language; Literary translation; Malay language; Narratives; Poetry; Portuguese language; Puritanism; Religious literature; Sermons; Theology; United Kingdom > UK; England; North America; British Isles
• ISSN: 0954-0970

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020. xvi+368 pp. £89.99/$115 hb. A 'Theology' chapter by Lisa Gordiš and a chapter on 'The British Isles' by David D. Hall do most of the heavy theological lifting, with Gordiš emphasizing the 'distinctly literary' expressions of individual belief, such as sermons, conversion narratives, and poetry (145). For decades now, Puritanism has been a significant point of entry to transatlantic studies. In 'Global America', Michelle Burnham reminds us that while Robert Boyle was investing in the evangelical translation of the New Testament into Algonquian, he was equally invested in or connected with such other initiatives as the translation of the New Testament into Malay, a Japanese language catechism, and plans to preach in Portuguese and translate the Book of Common Prayer in Madras.