Comments on: Perspectives on Parley Pratt’s Autobiography: Introduction

By: Juvenile Instructor » Perspectives on Parley Pratt’s Autobiography: Series Wrap-up

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:51:37 +0000

[...] Ben Park: Introduction [...]

By: Juvenile Instructor » Perspectives on Parley Pratt’s Autobiography: Adriane Rodrigues on Pratt’s use of Literary Voice

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:26:30 +0000

[...] is the fourth post in the Perspectives on Parley Pratt’s Autobiography series. Adriane Rodrigues Coelho was baptized nearly 23 years ago. She is married to Ricardo Choairy [...]

By: BHodges

BHodges — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:58:07 +0000

Ben, interestingly PPP’s autobio was one of the first Mormon historical books I read as well. (Other than the typical fare). Looking forward to the series, just now getting caught up.

By: Juvenile Instructor » Perspectives on Parley Pratt’s Autobiography: Matt Grow on “Writing the Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt”

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:05:16 +0000

[...] is third post in the Perspectives of Parley Pratt’s Autobiography series. Matt Grow has a PhD in History from Notre Dame University, where he studied [...]

By: Bored in Vernal

Bored in Vernal — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:12:57 +0000

Ben?
email me, please–
clbruno at hotmail

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:51:21 +0000

Aidan: I’m not sure I’m quite getting what you are asking. Are some people saying he wasn’t “killed by the scorned husband of one of his polygamous wives?” Or are you asking how we feel about that happening (i.e., the morals of it)?

By: aidan mccullough

aidan mccullough — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:46:00 +0000

Hi,
What do you feel about the general belief that Parley Pratt was killed by the scorned husband of one of his polygamous wives?,
Regards,Aidan

By: Juvenile Instructor » Perspectives on Parley Pratt’s Autobiography: Writing as Restoration and Redemption

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:46:19 +0000

[...] Perspectives on Parley Pratt’sKent Larsen: Perspectives on Parley Pratt’sClobberBlog » Nail these to someone’s door: [...]

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:17:13 +0000

Kent: You are right, that is a great piece. I dealt with that text (among others) a few weeks ago. Besides fiction, I think "Joe Smith and the Devil" fits in better with another of Parley's genre: satire. Coupled with "An Epistle of Demetrius," those texts are a riot and, in all seriousness, quite revealing.

By: Kent Larsen

Kent Larsen — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:52:13 +0000

I think one additional Parley P. Pratt accomplishment should be mentioned here. Pratt was the first to write a work of fiction (and the first theatrical work) about Mormonism.

A Dialogue Between Joseph Smith and the Devil was published August 25, 1844 in the New York Herald (but was written earlier in the year, before the martyrdom, according to his autobiography). It is a somewhat lighthearted, imaginative work that is worth the read (unlike his even more imaginative other work of fiction, The Angel of the Prairies).

Give it a look. It is enjoyable.