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The Divided Heart

Essays on Protestantism and the Enlightenment in America

By: Henry Farnham May

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The Divided Heart

Essays on Protestantism and the Enlightenment in America

By: Henry Farnham May

Bringing together essays by a leading intellectual and religious historian, The Divided Heart is a collection of recent reflections, sometimes with a considerable autobiographical element, by Henry F. May on the conflict between Protestantism and the Enlightenment that runs throughout the history of American culture. Summarizing May's opinions on recent historiographical arguments, the introduction to The Divided Heart tells of his own development as a historian, major influences upon his thinking, and how his practicing assumptions grew. Covering religion, there are essays on early American history, Jonathan Edwards, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Reinhold Niebuhr, and "reflections on the uneasy relation" between religion and American intellectual history. Relating to the Enlightenment, there are essays on the Constitution and the "Jeffersonian Moment." Suggesting a new and interdisciplinary approach, May's last essay deals with the end of the Enlightenment and the beginning of Romanticism, an area of history with which he has never before dealt.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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ISBN 10

0195058992

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9780195058994

The End of American Innocence

A Study of the First Years of Our Own Time, 1912-1917

By: Henry Farnham May

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The End of American Innocence

A Study of the First Years of Our Own Time, 1912-1917

By: Henry Farnham May

An historical account of the political and intellectual atmosphere of the USA in the early 20th century, which contends that the old order was being challenged and altered long before World War I. The study examines the ideas and literature of the periods before and after the War.

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472

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Columbia University Press

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0231096534

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9780231096539

Chaucerian Tragedy

By: Henry Ansgar Kelly

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Chaucerian Tragedy

By: Henry Ansgar Kelly

A study of Chaucer's definition of tragedy - with special reference to Troilus -and its lasting influence on English dramatists. This book is concerned with the medieval idea of what constituted tragedy; it suggests that it was not a common term, and that those few who used the term did not always intend the same thing by it. Kelly believes that it was Chaucer's work which shaped notions of the genre, and places his achievement in critical and historical context. He begins by contrasting modern with medieval theoretical approaches to genres, then discusses Boccaccio's concept of tragedy before turning to Chaucer himself, exploring the ideas of tragedy prevalent in medieval England and their influence on Chaucer, and showing how Chaucer interpreted the term. Troilus and Criseyde is analysed specifically as a tragedy, with an account of its reception in modern times; for comparison, there is an analysis of how John Lydgate and Robert Henryson, two of Chaucer's imitators, understood and practiced tragedy. Professor HENRY ANSGAR KELLY teaches at UCLA.

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318

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DS Brewer

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0859916049

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9780859916042

Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America

With a Brief History of Those of the First Generation

By: Henry Whittemore

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Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America

With a Brief History of Those of the First Generation

By: Henry Whittemore

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806303786

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9780806303789

The Papers of Henry Clay

Candidate, Compromiser, Elder Statesman, January 1, 1844-June 29, 1852

By: Henry Clay

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The Papers of Henry Clay

Candidate, Compromiser, Elder Statesman, January 1, 1844-June 29, 1852

By: Henry Clay

The culminating volume in The Papers of Henry Clay begins in 1844, the year when Clay came within a hair's breadth of achieving his lifelong goal-the presidency of the United States. Volume 10 of Clay's papers, then, more than any other, reveals the Great Compromiser as a major player on the national political stage. Here are both the peak of his career and the inevitable decline. On a tour through the southern states in the spring of 1844, Clay seemed certain of gaining the Whig nomination and the national election, until a series of highly publicized letters opposing the annexation of Texas cost him crucial support in both South and North. In addition to the Texas issue, the bitter election was marked by a revival of charges of a corrupt bargain, the rise of nativism, the influence of abolitionism, and voter fraud. Democrat James K. Polk defeated Clay by a mere 38,000 popular votes, partly because of illegal ballots cast in New York City. Speaking out against the Mexican War, in which his favorite son was a casualty, the Kentuckian announced his willingness to accept the 1848 Whig nomination. But some of his closest political friends, including many Kentucky Whig leaders, believed he was unelectable and successfully supported war hero Zachary Taylor. The disconsolate Clay felt his public career was finally finished. Yet when a crisis erupted over the extension of slavery into the territories acquired from Mexico, he answered the call and returned to the United States Senate. There he introduced a series of resolutions that ultimately passed as the Compromise of 1850, the most famous of his three compromises. Clay's last years were troubled ones personally, yet he remained in the Senate until his death in 1852, continuing to warn against sectional extremism and to stress the importance of the Union-messages that went unheeded as the nation Clay had served so well moved inexorably toward separation and civil war. Publication of this book is being assisted by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813147611

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9780813147611

Calendar of Documents, Relating to Ireland, Preserved in her Majesty's Public Record Office, London, 1302-1307

By: Henry Savage Sweetman

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Calendar of Documents, Relating to Ireland, Preserved in her Majesty's Public Record Office, London, 1302-1307

By: Henry Savage Sweetman

Reprint of the original, first published in 1886.

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338538219X

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Book's by Henry Farnham May

The Divided Heart

The Divided Heart

The End of American Innocence

The End of American Innocence

Chaucerian Tragedy

Chaucerian Tragedy

Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America

Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America

The Papers of Henry Clay

The Papers of Henry Clay

Calendar of Documents, Relating to Ireland, Preserved in her Majesty's Public Record Office, London, 1302-1307

Calendar of Documents, Relating to Ireland, Preserved in her Majesty's Public Record Office, London, 1302-1307

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