The Day of Doom; Or, a Poetical Description of the Great and Last Judgement

"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
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Credits Produced by Michael McDermott, using scans obtained from
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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
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EBook-No. 56053
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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