The pilgrim and the bee: reading rituals and book culture in early New England

Abstract

Preface: A Phenomenology of the Book Introduction: Toward a Reader-Based Literary History Chapter 1. The Presence of the Text Chapter 2. Devotional Steady Sellers and the Conduct of Reading Chapter 3. Ritual Fasting Chapter 4. Ritual Mourning Chapter 5. Race, Literacy, and the Eliot Mission Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments