The Rhetoric of Conversion in English Puritan Writing from Perkins to Milton

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  • Author : David Parry
  • Release Date : 2021-12-30
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Genre : Literary Criticism
  • Pages : 288
  • ISBN 13 : 1350165158
  • File Size : 72,72 MB
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The Rhetoric of Conversion in English Puritan Writing from Perkins to Milton by David Parry PDF Summary

Book Description: This rhetorical study of the persuasive practice of English Puritan preachers and writers demonstrates how they appeal to both reason and imagination in order to persuade their hearers and readers towards conversion, assurance of salvation and godly living. Examining works from a diverse range of preacher-writers such as William Perkins, Richard Sibbes, Richard Baxter and John Bunyan, this book maps out continuities and contrasts in the theory and practice of persuasion. Tracing the emergence of Puritan allegory as an alternative, imaginative mode of rhetoric, it sheds new light on the paradoxical question of how allegories such as John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress came to be among the most significant contributions of Puritanism to the English literary canon, despite the suspicions of allegory and imagination that were endemic in Puritan culture. Concluding with reflections on how Milton deploys similar strategies to persuade his readers towards his idiosyncratic brand of godly faith, this book makes an original contribution to current scholarly conversations around the textual culture of Puritanism, the history of rhetoric, and the rhetorical character of theology.

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