It is reported that Jonathan Edwards once likened his pleasure, in his youthful reading of Locke’s Essay Concerning Human Understanding, to that of “a greedy Miser in gathering up handsful of Silver and Gold from some new discover’d Treasure.” My own miserly hoard was provided by several smart and selfless readers, whose advice and criticisms I treasured as gold. And for the steady and inspiriting editorship of Emily-Jane Cohen-who offered celerity when I had no time and patience when I took it-I am deeply thankful. I am also especially grateful to Stuart Davis, who encouraged me to develop the project, nearly two decades ago, that shaped the animating interests of this study. I owe a special debt to Samuel Otter, upon whose insightful wisdom, invaluable feedback, and dependable wit I relied at every stage of the book’s composition. The composition of this book would not have been possible without many kinds of aid from many generous people. Dread: Space, Time, and Automata in The Piazza TalesĪfterword: “Some Dim, Random Way” Notes Works Cited Index The Uneven Balance: Dialectical Terror in Moby-Dickĥ. The Air of Analysis: Resolution and Composition in Poe’s Sublime and Confessional TalesĤ. Critical Terrors: Poe’s Aesthetic Terror and the Claims of Art after Jenaģ. Awakening Terror: Hellfire Preaching, Jonathan Edwards, and the Logic of Revivalist AffectĢ. Melville, Herman, 1819-1891-Criticism and interpretation. Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849-Criticism and interpretation. Edwards, Jonathan, 17031758-Criticism and interpretation. American literature-History and criticism. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. American terror : the feeling of thinking in Edwards, Poe, and Melville / Paul Hurh. Printed in the United States of America on acid-free, archival-quality paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hurh, Paul, author. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Stanford University Press.
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