Ron Hoffman wrote:
>
> On Thu, 8 Feb 1996, David Smith wrote:
>
> > >  No matter what one's opinion is, it definitely seems that Puritanism is
> > >alive and well both in American culture and politics (as Pat's victory in
> > >Louisiana yesterday revealed).
> >
> > Its really laughable, and beneath the contempt of the civilized world-- but
> > there is a dark, sinister side as well that goes far beyond mere
> > "Puritanism."
 
If anyone's into this, Sacvan Bercovitch's _The Puritan Origin's of the
American Self_ is an excellent exploration into this very topic.
Bercovitch is highly readable without being abstruse. Though not related
directly to film, his analysis is very thorough.
 
Scott
 
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R. Scott Burnham
York University
North York, Ontario
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