瑪麗˙羅蘭生(Mary Rowlandson)為美國殖民時期女作家,於西元1682年出版第一本美國暢銷書及首本北美女性旅遊自傳,《神的主權與仁慈》(The Sovereignty and Goodness of God)。在此書,羅蘭生面對其當代麻塞諸塞州清教徒讀者,回憶敘述1676年菲力浦戰爭爆發後,被印第安人強行俘虜及不斷遷徙長達十一週又五日之旅遊經驗。作者雖使用清教徒救贖神話和類型寓喻傳統,來詮釋其俘虜經驗及當眾驗證並讚揚神恩,但其書寫回憶過程的主體因意識到清教徒主流文化,與故事中的身體旅遊觀察者似 It was the year of 1682 that Mary Rowlandson (ca. 1637-1711) firstly published her autobiography, The Sovereignty and Goodness of God, Together with the Faithfulness of His Promises Displayed, whose popularity among both sides of the Atlantic Ocean lasted