Download or read book The Puritan Origins of the American Self written by Sacvan Bercovitch and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sacvan Bercovitch's subject is the development of the concept of American identity. Centering upon the interaction of language, myth and society, he explores the Puritan achievement in its broadest cultural context.