Holy Sparkes of Heavenly Fire: A Psychoanalytic Reading of the Poetry of Edward Taylor

by Michael Reed

Left unpublished for over 200 years, the poetry of colonial American writer Edward Taylor has left an undeniable impact on the American literary landscape. Upon its release, the concrete, carnal, and, to some, scandalous content and language of his poetry seemed to stand in contradiction with the man himself, a minister and doctrinaire Puritan. This book presents a psychoanalytic reading of both Taylors' religion and his poetry, shedding light...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476693854
• ISBN13: 9781476693859
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 147 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"