Document Type
Thesis
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 1973
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English Literature
Committee Chair
Robert M. Benton
Second Committee Member
John Herum
Third Committee Member
Frank M. Collins
Abstract
From 1682 to 1725, Edward Taylor, the parson of the frontier community of Westfield, Massachusetts, wrote some 217 poems which he entitled: "Preparatory Meditations before my Approach to the Lords Supper. Chiefly upon the Doctrin [sic] preached upon the day of Administration." Twenty six of these "Meditations" contain a "Box" image.
It is the purpose of this thesis to show how and why Taylor used this seemingly unpoetic metaphor to focus his thoughts on the subject of his meditations -- Christ's Incarnation.
Recommended Citation
Torp, Curtis Colburn, "The Box Image in Edward Taylor's "Preparatory Meditations"" (1973). All Master's Theses. 2183.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/2183
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