1st Edition
The Rise of Sensationalism in American Literature and Culture 1620-1860
List of Figures
Note on the Text
Introduction
Chapter 1: Voices of Dissent in the Seventeenth-Century New England
Chapter 2: From Religious Disagreements to Revolutionary Rhetoric
Chapter 3: Punishment Rituals in Early America
Chapter 4: Metamorphoses of Early American Crime Literature
Chapter 5: Sex Scandals in Early America
Chapter 6: Early American Literature about Sex
Chapter 7: Literary Monsters: The Kaleidoscopic World of Early Modern Wonder Books
Epilog
Works Cited
Index
Biography
Alexander Moudrov is a researcher in early American culture and transatlantic studies. He holds teaching appointments at Queens College (CUNY) and the Fashion Institute of Technology (SUNY).
