Slotkin, Richard. Regeneration through Violence: The Mythology of the American Frontier, 1600-1860. Hanover, NH: Wesleyan University Press-University Press of New England, 1973.
Chapter 4: Israel in Babylon: The Archetype of the Captivity Narratives (1682-1700)
( Of the four narrative works which attained the status of best seller between 1680 and 1720, three were captivity narratives; the fourth was Pilgrim's Progress. )
Chapter 4: Israel in Babylon: The Archetype of the Captivity Narratives (1682-1700)
( Of the four narrative works which attained the status of best seller between 1680 and 1720, three were captivity narratives; the fourth was Pilgrim's Progress. )