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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Anne Bradstreet: The Heretical Poet Greg Saxon The purpose of this research is to discuss heretical elements in the poetry of Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672). This is not to imply that Bradstreet was a heretic in the sense that American religious reformer Anne Hutchinson was. Hutchinson (1591-1643) emigrated to Boston in 1634 and preached a doctrine of salvation through intuitive apprehension of grace rather than by works‚ and attacked the rigid moral and legal codes of New England Puritanism.
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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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about the major Puritan beliefs as you re-read this poem. What philosophical beliefs about God and the purpose of human life are reflected in Bradstreet’s poem? In the poem “The Burning of Our House‚” author Anne Bradstreet wakes up in the middle of the night to discover that her house has caught on fire. Anne Bradstreet was a woman born into a family of Puritans and then married a Puritan man. Being of Puritan religion‚ she regarded this horrible occurrence as a bad sign from the Lord. Puritans
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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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Anne Bradstreet was one of the few extraordinary females who earned a place with the male writers of the seventeenth century. Bradstreet’s upbringing had a vast amount to do with the way she was educated. Her father gave her the advantage of good tutoring. Having open access to a library full of books quickly made reading one of her favorite past times and she took an interest in the poets of the past. This interest of Bradstreet’s helped her write touching poetry that is still read today. Anne Bradstreet’s
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Johnson Mr. Shane Teter American Literature I 09 June 2013 Topic 1: "The Prologue" First of all‚ I would like to admit that Anne Bradstreet is a very brave woman. Living in the Puritan society‚ where women were treated like a property‚ she was strong and brave enough to write such a challenging poem. This poem is like a “soul scream’ – Bradstreet shares her desire to be recognized and respected as a female writer. She shares that desire in a very interesting way. The whole poem
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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‚ and Edwards’s sermon “Sinners in the
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Elizabeth Bradstreet‚ Who Deceased August‚ 1665‚ Being a Year and a Half Old" and "Here Follows Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House July 10th‚ 1666 Copied Out of a Loose Paper" can both be used to investigate a variety of issues about life in the 1600’s. The poems can be used to reveal a vast quantity of information from a wide variety of topics. Closely reading Bradstreet’s poetry reveals a wealth of information. Reading "In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet‚ Who Deceased
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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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