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The Devil and Doctor Dwight by Colin Wells

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At the close of the 18th century, the poet and clergyman Timothy Dwight waged a literary and intellectual war against the forces of ""infidelity"". This text re-examines this episode by focusing on ""The Triumph of Fidelity"" (1788), the verse satire that launched Dwight's campaign.

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The Devil and Doctor Dwight by Colin Wells

At the close of the 18th century, the poet and clergyman Timothy Dwight waged a literary and intellectual war against the forces of infidelity. This text re-examines this episode by focusing on The Triumph of Fidelity (1788), the verse satire that launched Dwight's campaign.

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"At the end of the eighteenth century one American realized that the Enlightenment's attack on revealed religion was not a rational critique but the assertion of a rival, man-centered belief system... Here at the beginnings of the most fundamental of all American culture wars, Colin Wells discovers the most eloquent voice warning Americans against national and individual self-celebration." - David S. Shields, The Citadel
Colin Wells is associate professor of English at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
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ISBN 13 9780807853832
ISBN 10 0807853836
Title The Devil and Doctor Dwight
Author Colin Wells
Series Published By The Omohundro Institute Of Early American History And Culture And The University Of North Carolina Press
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The University of North Carolina Press
Year published 2002-04-30
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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