To My Dear and Loving Husband Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet was the first poet and the first female writer in the British North American colonies to be published. Her first volume of poetry was The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America‚ published in 1650. She was born March 20‚ 1612 in Northampton‚ Massachusetts and died September 16‚ 1672 in Andover. She was married to Simon Bradstreet. When they married‚ she was 16 and he was 25. Mrs. Bradstreet’s works are also considered to represent the
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Criticism on Anne Bradstreet In a criticism by James Ryan on Anne Bradstreet’s over all poetic history. At around 1639‚ Bradstreet became interested in the composition of many types of poetry. There was a great variety of poems that she wrote such as elegies‚ dialogues‚ religious verse‚ and love lyrics. Many of her poems were wrote about her everyday life dealing with her family or major events that occurred. Publishing a book in the seventeenth-century in England was an amazing accomplishment
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Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet-in “The Burning of Our House‚” Anne was the narrator of this poem in which she expressed how she felt when her home caught fire. The Entire poem was based on Anne’s emotional state during her time of despair and how her faith helped her through. As I read through the poem I noticed that she spoke of her religious beliefs and her relationship with God throughout the poem. “And to my God my heart did cry‚” (8). In order to understand and relate to this poem the reader
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doing everything. She believes that her house and possessions destroyed because that’s the way God intended it to be. In line 14 of the poem‚ Bradstreet writes plainly‚” I blest his name that gave and took‚ that laid my goods now in the dust. Yea‚ so it was‚ and so ‘twas just.”. Bradstreet had put all of her faith in God and‚“blessed his name”. She believes that he will take care of everything‚ and make everything okay in the end. Material things don’t matter here on Earth‚ because Earth won’t be her
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In “Here Follow Some Verses” by Anne Bradstreet stops herself from mourning over the loss of her possessions. She does that a couple times‚ her thoughts about her losses change as well as her belief in god and how she portrays him. The reader can see Bradstreet stop her mourning or begin to cope with what had happened in lines 14-20 and again in line 37. Before line 14 it is clear that she is mourning her losses‚ especially when Bradstreet says “And to my God my heart did cry‚ To strengthen me in
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It is clear that the poem “Upon the Burning of Our House‚” by Anne Bradstreet and the sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚” spoken by Jonathan Edwards have not only distinct religious views but also contrasting styles. Anne Bradstreet viewed God as extremely passionate‚ loving‚ and sympathetic to humans but on the contrary‚ Edwards viewed God as harsh‚ angry‚ and disgusted. For example‚ in Bradstreet’s poem‚ she makes numerous statements on how loving God is. In line 54-55‚ she says‚ “He
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An Interpretation: Who was Anne Bradstreet? While reading the poetry of Anne Bradstreet‚ the straightforward Puritanical figure emerges‚ as well as the loving‚ caring person she was. She was truly a faithful puritan‚ but she was also a daughter‚ wife‚ mother‚ scholar and critic. In her poetry she balances both sides. In the poem "Upon the Burning of Our House" she is definite in her belief in God‚ and shows her spiritual growth as she learns amazing‚ heartfelt lessons. This poem could
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Colonial American poet Anne Bradstreet’s work has persevered as a literary representation of Puritanism and early America. Bradstreet wrote about God‚ about the new world‚ about her family‚ and domestic life. At first glance her poetry might seem purely Puritanical in form and in subject. However‚ when examined more deeply‚ Bradstreet’s poetry shows to be different and more complex‚ but showing signs of her religious doubts‚ her expression of personal emotions and thoughts‚ and her artistry.
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were one‚ then surely we. If ever man love by wife then thee’. By Anne Bradstreet who is one of a American Authors. over a past four century Anne have received a number of accolades from literary scholars and critics. Anne Bradstreet is one of American author and not only a author but also a poet which mean she have written some poem. She has been called one of the greatest Puritans/New world‚ first female poets in America. Some people consider her as best female poet of all time. Both Americans
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Bradstreet was very upset and angry at the beginning of the story when all of her stuff burnt in the flames because she lost everything. Nothing came out of the fire the same‚ not even herself. She was devastated about this because she watched all the stuff she worked for‚ all the stuff she bought‚ all the gifts she was given‚ all of it went down in flames. She started blaming people‚ one of those people were god. She was asking god‚ why did this have to happen to me. I didn’t do anything wrong to
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