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Governing the Tongue Hardback - 1998

by Jane Kamensky

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Governing the Tongue explains why the spoken word assumed such importance in the culture of early New England. In a work that is at once historical, socio-cultural, and linguistic, Jane Kamensky explores the little-known words of unsung individuals, and reconsiders such famous Puritan events as the banishment of Anne Hutchinson and the Salem witch trials, to expose the ever-present fear of what the Puritans called "sins of the tongue." But even while dangerous or deviant speech was restricted, as Kamensky illustrates here, godly speech was continuously praised and promoted. Congregations were told that one should lift one's voice "like a trumpet" to God and "cry out and cease not." By placing speech at the heart of New England's early history, Kamensky develops new ideas about the complex relationship between speech and power in both Puritan New England and, by extension, our world today.

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  • Title Governing the Tongue
  • Author Jane Kamensky
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, New York
  • Publication date 1998-01-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780195090802 / 0195090802
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.51 x 6.34 x 0.92 in (24.16 x 16.10 x 2.34 cm)
  • Reading level 1520
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 17th Century
    • Cultural Region: New England
  • Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
  • Library of Congress subjects English language - Political aspects - New, English language - Religious aspects -
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 97010595
  • Dewey Decimal Code 420.974

About the author

Jane Kamensky is Assistant Professor of American History at Brandeis University and author of The Colonial Mosaic: American Women, 1600-1760 (OUP, 1995).
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