TY - BOOK AU - TI - Voices in the wilderness: public discourse and the paradox of Puritan rhetoric SN - 081730939X (alk. paper) U1 - 810.9/001 21 PY - 1999/// CY - Tuscaloosa PB - University of Alabama Press KW - American prose literature KW - Puritan authors KW - History and criticism KW - English language KW - Rhetoric KW - Study and teaching KW - United States KW - New England KW - Discourse analysis KW - Political aspects KW - History KW - Puritans KW - Intellectual life KW - Language and culture KW - Puritan movements N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-204) and index; Preface -- Ghost in the sphere -- The ontic logos, predestination, and aims of probability -- The place of the opposition -- Sugaring of rhetoric -- Prophets in a howling wilderness -- Arguments with voices in the wilderness -- Notes -- Works cited -- Index ER -