Item Detail
-
24052
-
0
-
2
-
English
-
On the Poetics of Self-Knowledge : Poetry in Parley Pratt's Autobiography
-
Journal of Mormon History
-
Winter 2011
-
37
-
1
-
Salt Lake City, UT
-
Mormon History Association
-
173-178
-
This article discusses a poem in Parley Pratt's "The Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt" in which Pratt describes a visit to Niagara Falls on his way to Toronto, Ontario to conduct a mission. The author examines the historical accuracy of Pratt's descriptions of Niagara Falls. Additionally, he investigates the relationship between Pratt's autobiography and poetics with Mormon self-knowledge.