Robert Blair St George: 1 book
Conversing by Signs
Poetics of Implication in Colonial New England Culture
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
The people of colonial New England lived in a densely metaphoric landscape--a world where familiars invaded bodies without warning, witches passed with ease through locked doors, and houses blew down in gusts of angry, providential wind. Meaning, Robert St. George argues, was layered, often indirect,...
