The last Days Of Increase Mather From "Memoirs of Remarkables in the Life and the Death of the Ever-This is a featured page

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1. Hutchinson, Ellen Mackay and Arthur Stedman. A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1892. Google Books. Web. 14 June 2010.
This source was found using Google Books and is a credible source for finding literary devices. The book gives information about many insightful leaders in the literary world. Some figures include John Winthrop, Michael Wigglesworth, and, of course, Cotton Mather. It includes some of the figures greatest publications to reference as well.


2. Daly, Robert S. “Review [Untitled].” Early American Literature. 25. 3. (1990): 321-323. JSTOR. Web. 20 June 2010. This article discusses Cotton Mather and the genealogical tree including his father, Increase, and Increase’s father, Richard. It gives a background of the famed bloodline, as well as, a list of and reprinting of some of their most acclaimed publications. This article was found using JSTOR, a credited and reliable online database for finding online materials.

2. Stievermann, Jan. "Writing 'to conquer all things': Cotton Mather's Magnalia Christi Americana and the Quandary of Copia." Early American Literature. 39.2 (2004): 263. Academic OneFile. Gale. Web. 3 June 2008.
This site gives insight to the belief and lifestyle of Cotton Mather, and the evidence of it in his work. As a critique to another one of his writings, we better see the angles from which Mather wrote, and the role that God had in his life. It is beneficial for understanding the literary period, and the author and his work, so that understanding his other texts is easier. This is an Academic OneFile source that has a link to the source of the analysis, and is documented and was published by the University of North Carolina Press. Academic OneFile is a credible resource used by different schools for its scholarly content and material.



Cotton Mather Shelf

"Cotton Mather Shelf." The Gurgling Cod. Oct. 2008. Web. 14 June 2010.

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"Increase Mather." YouTube- Broadcast Yourself. 16 Sept. 2009. Web. 14 June 2010.

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Relevant Literary Themes:

  • Diversity: discusses the individual characteristics that made Increase Mather remarkable
  • Identity: the writing piece is about Increase Mather's life and personal being
  • The American Dream: discusses Increase Mather aka Cotton Mather's father and family (an American Dream characteristic)

Relevant Literary Terms:

  • Character: gives insight into his father's life, Increase Mather
  • Tone/Style: uses a "lecturing" tone when speaking about religious subjects
  • Word Choice: includes phrases from different languages in his writing


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KellyMcGrath Resource #1 0 Jul 4 2008, 12:39 AM EDT by KellyMcGrath
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I found this site to be credible because it came from the MCC library database. The information was very clean and understandable which helped me to understand the book.
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