The Day of Doom; Or, a Poetical Description of the Great and Last Judgement
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"The Day of Doom; Or, a Poetical Description of the Great and Last Judgement" by Michael Wigglesworth is a religious poem published in 1662. This Puritan bestseller vividly depicts Judgment Day, detailing how God judges and sentences humanity. The work examines various types of people who believe themselves excusable yet face damnation. Spanning 224 stanzas, each verse draws directly from scripture to deliver its stark evangelical message. The poem became phenomenally popular
in colonial New England, with one in twenty residents purchasing a copy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wigglesworth, Michael, 1631-1705 |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Dean, John Ward, 1815-1902 |
| Contributor | Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728 |
| Title | The Day of Doom; Or, a Poetical Description of the Great and Last Judgement |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_Doom |
| Note | Another version of this eBook is available in the collection at www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58716 |
| Credits |
Produced by Michael McDermott, using scans obtained from the Internet Archive |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Judgment Day -- Poetry |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 56053 |
| Release Date | Nov 26, 2017 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 769 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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