“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, there is a rapture on the lonely shore, there is society, where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar I love not man the less, but nature more.” This quote by George Gordon Byron depicts how beautiful nature is and how much he loves and admires it. Unfortunately, nature has become less respected as years have passed. Early authors of the Puritan and Romantic Era, with works including “To My Dear and Loving Husband,” by Anne Bradstreet; “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” by Reverend Jonathan Edwards; and Ropewalk, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow were influenced by nature. However, Realist and Modern writers, with works including “A Pair of Silk Stockings,” by Kate Chopin; Of Mice
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John Muir once said “The mountains are calling and I must go.” Muir spoke for many early Americans because of how relevant nature was in their lives. This was especially portrayed in the works of early American authors of the Puritan time period. Anne Bradstreet was a significant author during this time period and the importance of nature was clearly shown in one of her well known works, “To My Dear and Loving Husband.” Throughout this poem, Bradstreet alluded to nature to describe the love that she had for her husband. Not everyone in this era used nature to describe love for something. Another author during the Puritan Era, Reverend Jonathan Edwards, used nature as an inspiration for his writings about God. One of his most famous sermon is “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” It used nature to describe what Jonathan Edwards believed happened to sinners when they died and began the final judgement. Romantics also used nature as an inspiration for their writings. Specifically they used it to describe love and death. One significant writer of the Romantic Period was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. One of his most significant poems, The Ropewalk, describes what he saw in nature from outside his workshop’s window. Nature had a strong impact on the writings of these early time periods, but as time passed, nature's importance in writing
John Muir once said “The mountains are calling and I must go.” Muir spoke for many early Americans because of how relevant nature was in their lives. This was especially portrayed in the works of early American authors of the Puritan time period. Anne Bradstreet was a significant author during this time period and the importance of nature was clearly shown in one of her well known works, “To My Dear and Loving Husband.” Throughout this poem, Bradstreet alluded to nature to describe the love that she had for her husband. Not everyone in this era used nature to describe love for something. Another author during the Puritan Era, Reverend Jonathan Edwards, used nature as an inspiration for his writings about God. One of his most famous sermon is “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” It used nature to describe what Jonathan Edwards believed happened to sinners when they died and began the final judgement. Romantics also used nature as an inspiration for their writings. Specifically they used it to describe love and death. One significant writer of the Romantic Period was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. One of his most significant poems, The Ropewalk, describes what he saw in nature from outside his workshop’s window. Nature had a strong impact on the writings of these early time periods, but as time passed, nature's importance in writing