Am Lit Own Part 1

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political impact / influence of
Puritanism ?

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cultural wish to return to simple, sober, religious

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famous theology behind Puritanism ?

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Calvinism
All of us born depraved;
only a few of us end up saved.

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positive cultural impact of Purintanism in America

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education,
education,
education.

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John Smith is first author in the Colonies to...

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first to create an "image" to reading audience: his vivid prose retells his vivid experiences.

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John Smith

(1580-1631)
b k b

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"The
Generall Historie of Virginina,NewEngland&Summer Isles"

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Generall Historie is compilation, yes/no?

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Generall Historie is a compilation of earler works, but revised.

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3 characteristics of Generall Historie (Smith)

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1. Very High Adventure, mostly believable.
2. Pocahontas/Powatan tale becomes a major legend.
3. Smith creates a new Am. archetype (practial guy with Vision!)

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Brief Bio Pts of John Smith

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challenged authority on boat over, denied place of governing board once here, but for SURVIVAL's sake, they needed, ev. became Governor.

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Generall Historie: 4 imp. points

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1)told about incompetent settlers
2)told of the hardship of survival
3)therefore, warned future Plymouth & Mass. Bay colonists & they did better from learning this
4)even still, Smith a propagandist for America.

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Smith quote:

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"no other motive than wealth will ever erect a common wealth"

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first main writer of the
VIRGINIA colony

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1607 John Smith

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who settled Plyouth Colony

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1620
Pilgrims

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Wm. Bradford bkw

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"Of Plymouth Plantation"
(from England to Holland, Mayflower Compact, Plymouth Col. up to 1650)

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What events did Bradford cover in "Of Plymouth Plantantion"?

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Pilgrims' from Eng. to Holland; Mayflower voyage & Compact,
suvivial, Indians, Satan, heresy, Roger Wms. (historically up to 1650)

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Why is "Of Plymouth Plantation considered so great?

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recorded historical information AND served as literature. both done well!

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John Winthrop (JW) compared to Wm. Bradford (WB)...

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John Winthrop's (JW) writing was not as distinguished as WB but his was a diary-like JOURNAL; not a
~"post-look at things" like the WB

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JW John Winthrop bkw

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"The History of New England" (journal chronicles culture incl. Roger Wms/AH to RI)

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JW's (John Winthrop's) style of writing

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JOURNAL
plain, lucid
neutral, non-judgmental
chronicles the history of Mass Bay Col. from 1630 on

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Where does JW's (John Winthrop's "History of New England" start and when?

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aboard the Arbella, JW and 2000 other settlers on way to MASSBayColony. 1630!

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compare most basic writing style between WB (WmBradford) and JW (JohnWinthrop)...

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WB writes about 1630 (like JW), but WB wrote it later and took into account previous history and up to less spiritual times 1650. JW made DAILY entries intended ev. as records of his "governorship"

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Thomas Morton is opposite of which 2 other writers?

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(Thomas)Morton is opposite to Bradford/Winthrop (PURITAN)' Morton thinks God is awesome!

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Thomas Morton bkf

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"the New English Canaan"
(land of milk n honey)
(in it he satirizes Separatists' pretentiousness and rigid mores, Indians more moral)

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qualities of "New English Cannan" by Morton

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rollicking, highly ornamented writing style;
( it's all Greek to me!!! )
plenty of c l a s s i c a l allusions/references

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Miles Standish seized who?
and who wrote about it?

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Thomas Morton!
Thomas Morton!

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what in the heck is the "Maypole of Merry Mount" ?

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Thomas Morton's settlement (not far from Plymouth) had it "erected"; great phallic maypole (barely tolerated by Pilgrims nearby)

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more about "May Pole" o' Morton's

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Bradford, Winthrop (both PURITANS) wrote about it
...later... Nate Hawthorne wrote "the Maypole of Merry Mount"

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Way to remember Thomas Morton Plymouth/Pilgrim writer...

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Thomas Morton
Thomas MORE TON o' FUN !!!!!

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Which two authors wrote about the founding of MASSachusettsBayColony?

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William Bradford and John Winthrop
wrote about founding of MASSBayColony.

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Who saw Separatists as judgmental, pretentious, Ha Ha! moral...

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Thomas MoreTon o' Fun
(Tom Morton)

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who wrote about Indians being more humane that the pretentious Pilgrims?

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Thomas MoreTon o' Fun

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what does pP stand for in these notes?

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pure Puritan
(wow, a pure Puritan thinks he is really a holy fellow!)

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Who was the last of the pP's?

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pP Cotton Mather

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which Puritan wrote over 450 books? !

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pP Cotton Mather

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who was the big deal purePuritanPreacher, theologian, historian? pPPTheoHist

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Cotton Mather

pPPTheoHist

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Who had largest library in Colonial times?

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pP Cotton Mather

at his home, library bigger than anywhere else!

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pP Cotton Mather's bkw?

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"Magnolia Christi American"

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What was second wave of Puritan writers?

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My way of looking at times of first Puritan writers (John Smith, WB, JW TomMoreTon) all died by 1660. Authors Cotton Mather on born 1663 and after...

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what was Magnolia Christi American renowned for? and who wrote it?

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pPCotton Mather wrote it

good history of New England and boios of founders
(nice for us nowadays to understand what/how things happened)

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Who was a big deal to "Royal Society of London"?

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pP Cotton Mather (big interest in science--elected to elite European society)

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What was "Wonders of Invisible World" about and who wrote it?

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pP Cotton Mather

justified the executions of 19 people as witches...nice, Cotton, real nice....

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who wrote and what was it about: "Bonifacius: An Essay Upon the Good"

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pP Cotton Mather

an actually okay book about men/women relationships (somewhat enlightened)
(i guess they weren't witches, huh, Cotton?)

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Manuductio ad Ministerium

who wrote and what about

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pP Cotton Mather

how to be a good minister (ministerial students); imp. because discusses how to write with "allusions", literary technique

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"Diary of Cotton Mather"

what's it about?

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pP Cotton Mather wanted to marry a sweet young thing, Sexy! (temptation, bad...) his family/Puritan comm. not happy about it

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A way to remember Samuel Sewall ...

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Sammy Sewall

I love God and commerce
Sorry about the witch thing, and
I'll do public service
(actually very moral and apologized for his judge part in Salem witch trials)

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Sammy Sewall's bk2w:

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"The Selling of Joseph"

"The Diary of Sammy Sewall"~

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Why did "The Selling of Joseph" rock?

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1st Anti-Slavery Tract !!!
Way to go, Sammy!

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What is imp. quote to recognize from Sammy Sewall's "The Selling of Joseph" ?

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"It is most certain that all men, as they are the sons of Adam, are co-heirs and have equal rights unto liberty." Awesome, Sammy!

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way to remember anti-slavery tract 's author

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Sammy Sewall
n
Sammy Davis, Jr.

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Did Sammy Sewall mean to be a writer in "Diary of Sammy Sewall"?

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no, they were private diaries, not meant to be read: therefore, candor, occ. humore allows readers view into his world. concerned about rights of Indians and Blacks.

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Wm Byrd was known as a writer how?

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WmByrd
BEST Southern Colonial writer

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way to remember WmByrd as best Southern Colonial writer...

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WmByrd
B i r d s f l y S o u t h

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WmByrd's 2 best works:

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"The History of the Dividing Line"
and
"The Secret Diary of WmByrd of Westover, 1709-1712"

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What was the big deal that WmByrd did that was unusual?

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at age 54, WmByrd led expedition to Great Dismal Swamp-- came up with idea that Indians are not that Different !!!

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WmByrd's colony:

and what social class:

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Virginia

aristocrat
WmByrd was a rich bird on a big ole plantation (really big), witty with playwright friends--had some fun.

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"Secret Diary of Wm Byrd..."
What was included?

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written from code shorthand,
e v e r y detail of his life, plantation life, neutral writing style and also humor. (let us in on everyday thinking of his and culture of Southern aristocrat, plantation life)

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"History of the Dividing Line"
important quote...

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"The principal difference between one people and another proceeds only from different opportunities of improvement" (not that big of a difference betw Indians and us)

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Jonathan Edwards
what is biggest deal about him in literary tradition?
way to remember him...

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Jonathan (Calvinist, but also into Nature) Edwards
Jonathan Edward : Calvinistic Nature Man

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What was Jonathan Edwards big deal about nature?

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We may not be able to be saved, but certainly we should use Nature and Senses to have direct contact w/God--maybe even can be saved.

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Jonathan Edwards NATURE/Senses stuff influenced **who**
later? Big deal...down the road.

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next century writers Emerson (therefore Thoreau),
Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman (who all o'these later influenced Wallace Stevens next century)

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puritan poets main overall running theme?

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Heaven matters much more than Earth stuff

Salvation comes before earthly.

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Anne Bradstreet
best known for her (what type of writing)...

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Puritan poetry!

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What is a big source of what we now classify as Puritan poetry! ?

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Bay Psalm Book (1640)
a church songbook written to be easily memorized for songs; ends up as a form of 'literature'

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Anne Bradstreet
bkf:

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"In Reference to Her Children, 23 June 1659" poem

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Anne Bradstreet's background:
economic and unusual as a female...

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Wealthy background
which help her become
Well Educated (unusual for females) helped her become one of the very few early woman writers...Dag...

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What is big literary technique to know about Anne Bradstreet?

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used literary "conceit" of her eight kids as BIRDS under her care, nest=home, warmth of home to convey feeling to children

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Anne Bradstreet (like females at time known as)
Second Best
at what ?

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...and the prize goes to...
Anne Bradstreet
Second Best Puritan Poet

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Anne Bradstreet's poem to husband famous because:

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expressed sincere love for him, which didn't compromise her connection to heaven...
entitled ....................

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two Puritan poems famous for use of the literary "conceit"

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EdwardTaylorDevotee (Huswifery)
and
Anne Bradstreet
(...Reference to Her Children...)

ET is Edward Taylor kind of ExtraTerrestria

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What was the literary conceit (famous) in "In Reference to Her Children" by Anne Bradstreet ?

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a conceit is an extreme comparison in a poem?
her kids= birds...basically

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What's the big deal about Michael Wigglesworth?

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Oh, yeah, he wrote the most popular Puritan poem of 1600's...
DAY OF DOOM boohoo

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What are some key phrases to identify a CLEP test question about DayOfDoom/Wigglesworth?

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"Reprobate infants"
"God's bright countenance"
his writing was very serious, but very VIVID which appealed to his audience!

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What is the way I remember Edward Taylor ?

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EdwardTaylorDevotee

not meant to be published.
unlike Day of Doom popular2public poem at same time, EdwardTaylorDevotee's writing: each one a devotion to God before he gave his minister sermon

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What was first bit of Puritan poetry! ?

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BAY PSALM BOOK (1640)
...
then others' work came later
(bradstreet,wigglesworth, taylor...not sure of order)

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EdwardTaylorDevotee bkf
2 works:

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"Preparatory Meditations"

""huswifery"

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Big idea behind "Preparatory Meditiations" ?

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EdwardTaylorDevotee
devotional writing to help him give his sermon

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Big idea behind "Huswifery":

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EdwardTaylorDevotee
used conceits typical of the~metaphysical~ poets of England (Herbert, Donne) with rich concrete imagery! yea-ahh!

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images of EdwardTaylorDevotee's
"Huswifery":

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...

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St. Jean de Crevecour

bkf

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"Letters from an American Farmer"