To My Dear And Loving Husband Summary

According to the author David Kelly’s article, which cited the Anne Bradstreet poetry of “To My Dear and Loving Husband.” First, in Kelly’s article, he states that poetry is directness of the poet’s expression of her love for her husband, this poetry is incompatible to follow the modern standards, but it is fascinating to grasp readers to read and research the purpose and reason of the poetry. Second, Kelly explains the biography of the poet who is a Puritan. According to the poet’s religion, which limits people expressing their emotions to the public. However, this poem is published for the public to see. Third, in Kelly’s article, he cited the Rosamond Rosenmeier publisher to explain the poetry, which is published after Bradstreet’s death. …show more content…
In “To My Dear and Loving Husband,” Kelly points the character is Anne Bradstreet talking to her husband in the poetry, is sweet poetry and attracts out that readers, who are feeling confident to observe and answer. Fourth, Kelly also states the creative background; this poem is addressed directly to her husband and not for the …show more content…
Kelly purposefully combines academic resources from Rosamond Rosenmeier, and effectively shows the poet’s life and experiences and the origin of the poetry. His article opens the mind to understand and guide the readers step by step through the poetry. I agree with the critic’s analysis because it contains the poet’s religion and compares with other poetries to prove an interesting contribution to the existing literature, as well as guidance for future research. Also, it is clear to demonstrate that I have read and understood the poetry. I think this article is not difficult for me to understand, and its language is classical, and the author is good at using quotes to reveal the objective. I learn a lot from both the language and the theme. This article is very helpful to introduce and summarize poetry during the early American Literature