Encountering the “Other” in the Poetry of Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley were two of America’s early poets‚ who are known for their trailblazing work in American Women’s literature. These women not only published poetry (a rare enough thing in America during the 17th and 18th centuries) but overcame gender and racial difficulties in the process. As a woman writing in 17th century Puritan New England‚ Bradstreet was the pioneer of women’s American literature
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Compare and Contrast of Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley Jonathan Noblitt Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley were both poets in America. Anne Bradstreet was a teen bride from England that came to America in 1630. She was born into a puritan family and accepted the faith. At sixteen she married Simon Bradstreet. They moved to America and her husband was the governor of Massachusetts. She had eight kids and lived as a housewife. She died in 1672. Phillis Wheatley was a slave from Africa and
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Anne Bradstreet and Phyllis Wheatley: Pioneers for Women’s Rights Anne Bradstreet (1600’s) and Phyllis Wheatley (1700’s) wrote poetry in two different centuries. Their topics‚ themes and the risks these women took in their writings are groundbreaking in that they paved the way for women’s rights today. Both women are known as the first published poets of the new world. Bradstreet’s writings were first published in 1650 and her poetry included controversial subjects such as the relationship between
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marriage. While Bradstreet writes about her love for her husband‚ Edward Taylor writes indirectly about his love for God in his poem‚ “Huswifery.” Apostrophe is a figure of speech in which a speaker addresses an inanimate object‚ idea‚ or in this case an absent person. Taylor wrote‚ “Make me they Loome then‚ knit therein this twine: And make thy Holy Spirit‚ Lord‚ winde quills.” Taylor is addressing God by asking him if he could help God create his own Holy robe. Anne Bradstreet also addresses God
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Angry God” are great examples of puritan writing. Both of these writers express similarities in their religious values and use plenty of figurative language to express their ideas to their audience. Both Bradstreet and Edwards showed their religious values in their writings often. Bradstreet states‚ “I blest His name that gave and took‚” (P. 118‚ line 14). This quote is a direct reference to 1:21 in the Bible stating “The Lord gave‚ and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be
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Anne Bradstreet - Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House July 10th‚ 1666 Anne Bradstreet was the first woman in America who became a writer. She received an excellent education and wrote about politics‚ history‚ medicine and theology. This poem has caught my attention. In this poem‚ Anne Bradstreet tells the readers that her house was burnt. There is only material loss and she accepts losing everything with quite calm. She justifies herself using the figure of God. Only God is
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varied greatly between its public and private members during the 17th and 18th century. Anne Bradstreet shows the private side of the Puritan faith in her poem and Jonathan Edwards shows the public side of the Puritan faith. Bradstreet was a very successful colonial poet during the mid to late 17th century‚ while Edwards was a Puritan preacher who led the Great Awakening about seventy years after Bradstreet‚ in the 1730s and 1740s. Bradstreet’s poem “Upon the Burning of Our House‚” written in 1666
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Phillis Wheatley‚ one of America’s most profound writers‚ has contributed greatly to American literature‚ not only as a writer‚ but as an African American woman‚ who has influenced many African Americans by enriching their knowledge of and exposure to their Negro heritage and Negro literature. As one of America’s most renown writers‚ Wheatley‚ said to be the mother of African American Literature‚ is best known for her sympathetic portrayals of African American thought. Wheatley’s literary contributions
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Wheatley’s Literary Advance The famous poet‚ Phillis Wheatley‚ uses many different figures of speech within her poem‚ “To His Excellency‚ General Washington.” She believed that the Americans were fighting a just cause and that she should support the patriots even if it meant giving up her freedom. She sent praise to General Washington encouraging him to go to war and her use of literary devices may have been what persuaded him to lead the fight for his nation’s freedom. Her use of
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reading assignments for this past week‚ I was thrilled to see that we would be reading the works of Phillis Wheatley. During one of my recent classes‚ The African American Experience‚ I was able to read about the impact that Phillis Wheatley had on the enslaved African Americans and our society as a whole. Her story is nothing short of amazing and her poetry is joy to read. Phillis Wheatley was born in Africa around 1753 and was captured as a slave in the area known today as Senegal‚ which is located
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