Jay Fliegelman
About the Author
Jay Fliegelman (1949–2007) taught American literature and American Studies at Stanford University. His primary interest was in the nation’s cultural history between 1620 and 1860. He is the author of Prodigals and Pilgrims: The American Revolution against Patriarchical Authority, 1750–1800 and Declaring Independence: Jefferson, Natural Language, and the Culture of Performance.
