Anne Bradstreet

beginning of the American Revolution, and instantly became a sensation among the colonists. Similarly, Anne Bradstreet’s poem, Here Follow Some Verses Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666, portrays major Puritan beliefs of the 1600’s. Anne Bradstreet’s poem exemplifies the Puritanical beliefs of simplicity, providential view of history, and the insignificance of worldly possessions. Anne Bradstreet believed that God was directly involved in the actions of nations and individuals. This…

Bradstreet vs Edwards “Anne Bradstreet was essentially the first notable American poet, man or woman” (“Meet the Authors: Anne…” 114). Jonathan Edwards was another great American poet, and they are both alike and different in many ways. Anne Bradstreet wrote “To My Dear and Loving Husband” and Upon the Burning of Our House.” Jonathan Edwards wrote “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” Bradstreet and Edwards are both talented Puritan poets who wrote about their views on God, amongst other…

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Bradstreet Vs Edwards Puritanism - The beliefs or principles of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church under Elizabeth I as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship. (Puritanism) Puritans did everything in their lives in the name of God, so there was seldom a need to do anything that wasn’t absolutely necessary such as writing. Because Puritanism limited the amount of Purist authors, our knowledge of…

Anne Bradstreet was born in the early 1600s and grew up in an educated and privileged household. She was the most prominent English female poet in North America, and the first to be published in England (Kennedy and Gioia, 2013). She was also a devout Puritan and it was one of her goals to show that she could fulfill what she considered a woman’s virtue, but still be valued as an intellect and a poet. Being a devout Puritan meant that marriage played a large role in the poet’s life. The…

exceptional authors, Phillis Wheatley and Anne Bradstreet, proved to their patriarchal society that any woman, despite their race or color, can overcome their struggles in life as long as they were aligned with a belief system and stayed true to their mission on Earth. Christianity provided a means for both authors to express their creativity and emerge as published writers who were able to use religion as the driving force of their literary success. Wheatley and Bradstreet maintained respective…

America’s First Women Poets Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley defied the strict social norms in their days. Being a woman writer in a patriarchal society sure was a huge obstacle to overcome. Women at the time were expected to be housewives and child bearers. With the education and privileges afforded to them both Bradstreet and Wheatley, were able to write and publish works that in a time that suppressed creativity in women. This showed people at that time that neither race nor gender is a…

Bradstreet's "Verses Upon the Burning of Our House." After the burning of her house, Anne Bradstreet, a female poet, reprovingly writes about the passing of materialistic things, in order to show that all wealth on Earth will come to an end whereas the wealth in Heaven is more rich and ever-lasting. In her poem Anne Bradstreet stresses the idea of Eternal Life."Thou hast a house on high erect," The idea that in Heaven everything will come to a whole and will be much more grand. As a human she…

figure out what is wrong with Old England and what is causing them such grief. The “mother” writes, “Art ignorant indeed of these my woes,” (Bradstreet) asking if the child is just ignorant to the suffering that she is going through and warns the child that if she is too die, than the child will also die. “If I decease, dost think thou shalt survive?” (Bradstreet) The daughter goes on to try and speculate what is wrong with her mother lists possible…

American Literature three historical writers were used to signify God’s supreme power. William Bradford’s writings focused on preservation. Mary Rowlandson’s narrative describe endurance. Anne Bradstreet’s poems were based on inspiration as well as aspiration. William Bradford, Mary Rowlandson, and Anne Bradstreet all faced a moment in their life when they had to rely on God to deliver them from their trials. Therefore; the ultimate theme of these authors revolves around God’s presence…