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The American Jeremiad

The American Jeremiad( )
Author: Bercovitch, Sacvan
Series title:Studies in American Thought and Culture Ser.
ISBN:978-1-283-69215-1
Publication Date:Jan 2012
Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $14.95
Book Description:

When Sacvan Bercovitch s "The American Jeremiad" first appeared in 1978, it was hailed as a landmark study of dissent and cultural formation in America, from the Puritans writings through the major literary works of the antebellum era. For this long-awaited anniversary edition, Bercovitch has written a deeply thoughtful and challenging new preface that reflects on his classic study of the role of the political sermon, or jeremiad, in America from a contemporary perspective, while...
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Bercovitch, Sacvan (Author)
Sacvan Bercovitch, who is a professor at Harvard University, is probably the most influential critic in American studies today. Tracing the function of rhetoric in American writing from the Puritans through the nineteenth century, Bercovitch has argued that the persuasiveness of rhetoric is in proportion to its capacity to help people act in history.

In his books, Bercovitch has revealed the power of American rhetoric as it creates a myth of America that conflates religious and political issues, transforming even the most despairing and critical energies into affirmations of the American way. Among his major arguments is the idea that the rhetoric of America's colonial sermons and histories, founding documents, such as the Declaration of Independence, and novels of the American Renaissance, all participate in the project of transforming what he calls dissensus into rituals of consensus.

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