Further Reading
Bloom, Harold, ed.,John Donne and the Metaphysical
Poets, Bloom’s Literary Criticism, 2008.
The well-known literary critic Harold Bloom
turns his eye to the metaphysical poets, with
John Donne as the recognized leader. With
historical and cultural context, Bloom gives
the serious student insight into the metaphys-
ical philosophy, how it plays out in verse, and
how it has been received over time.
Hall, David D.,Worlds of Wonder, Days of Judgment:
Popular Religious Belief in Early New England, Harvard
University Press, 1990.
Hall writes about religion as it was practiced
and understood by the laity in early America,
including how the religious events in Europe
led to an Americanized version of Christianity.
Middlekauff, Robert,The Mathers: Three Generations of
Puritan Intellectuals, 1596–1728, University of California
Press, 1999.
Middlekauff tells about the lives of the influen-
tial Mather family in early Puritan America.
Along with biographical and historical infor-
mation, Middlekauff includes excerpts from
the Mathers’ writings to illustrate the beliefs
and thoughts of these writers and ministers.
Rowe, Karen E.,Saint and Singer: Edward Taylor’s
Typology and the Poetics of Meditation, Cambridge Uni-
versity Press, 1986.
For the reader who wants a much deeper look
into Taylor’s theology and how his poems’
imagery points to key doctrinal issues, Rowe
provides an in-depth analysis.Huswifery