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| − | A '''jeremiad''' is a long [[literature|literary]] work, in either poetry or prose, in which there is a lament over degeneracy. Sometimes it denounces a [[society]] for its wickedness. <ref>{{Nuttall|Jeremiad}}</ref> It is named for the Biblical book of ''Jeremiah'', and some prominent examples are [[Frederick Douglass]]' ''A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave'', wherein amidst the author's personal story he intersperses emotional and rational attacks upon the institution of slavery | + | A '''jeremiad''' is a long [[literature|literary]] work, in either poetry or prose, in which there is a lament over degeneracy. Sometimes it denounces a [[society]] for its wickedness.<ref>{{Nuttall|Jeremiad}}</ref> It is named for the Biblical book of ''Jeremiah'', and some prominent examples are [[Frederick Douglass]]' ''A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave'', wherein amidst the author's personal story he intersperses emotional and rational attacks upon the institution of slavery. |
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A jeremiad is a long literary work, in either poetry or prose, in which there is a lament over degeneracy. Sometimes it denounces a society for its wickedness.[1] It is named for the Biblical book of Jeremiah, and some prominent examples are Frederick Douglass' A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, wherein amidst the author's personal story he intersperses emotional and rational attacks upon the institution of slavery.
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References
- ↑ Nuttall Encyclopedia of General Knowledge, article on Jeremiad originally published in 1907 written by Reverend James Wood