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    Due: February 4th‚ 2014 LIT 207- Great Works of Poetry—Annotated Bibliography Title of Reading: “Before the Birth of One of Her Children” Author: Anne Bradstreet BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MAIN IDEAS: In the beautiful poem‚ “Before the Birth of One of Her Children”‚ Anne Bradstreet expresses her feelings honestly and openly. The poem is written to her husband‚ and it addresses her fear of not surviving childbirth and what she would want her husband to do if that

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    Throughout the 1600’s‚ Christians that were better known as Puritans were seeking religious freedom. Even though Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards were both Puritans‚ their persuasive tactics to get their community to turn back to God‚ differed. First and foremost in the poem “Upon the Burning of Our House” written by Anne Bradstreet and the sermon “ Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards illustrates Eternal life and Relationships between God and people. Edwards uses force

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    Compare and Contrast of Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley Jonathan Noblitt Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley were both poets in America. Anne Bradstreet was a teen bride from England that came to America in 1630. She was born into a puritan family and accepted the faith. At sixteen she married Simon Bradstreet. They moved to America and her husband was the governor of Massachusetts. She had eight kids and lived as a housewife. She died in 1672. Phillis Wheatley was a slave from Africa and

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    Encountering the “Other” in the Poetry of Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley Anne Bradstreet and Phillis Wheatley were two of America’s early poets‚ who are known for their trailblazing work in American Women’s literature. These women not only published poetry (a rare enough thing in America during the 17th and 18th centuries) but overcame gender and racial difficulties in the process. As a woman writing in 17th century Puritan New England‚ Bradstreet was the pioneer of women’s American literature

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    Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards Throughout the time‚ there has always been a debate regarding the hypothetical issue that deals with the existence of god and his role in mankind. Some believe that god has power to manipulate human fate‚ and consequences of their actions which mean if you do well‚ god will send you to heaven‚ if not to hell. Meanwhile‚ other opines that god does not decide the consequence of those actions. Whether you do well or bad‚ god will always be there with you. After

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    time when religious views and political dominance reigned over many Puritan members of the New English Society‚ in early 1700s‚ many authors stepped up to give their views on popular topics. When looking at two well known Puritan Age authors‚ Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards‚ it is easy to see that they differ views about the topic of religion and style of writing. Edwards’ sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” presents the message of humanity being plagued by sin despite the efforts

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    One prominent poet who gives us a viewpoint into early American colonial society and faith is Anne Bradstreet‚ who details many of her personal experiences with faith in “To My Dear Children”. While progressing later in American society around the late 1800’s‚ Emily Dickinson gives us insight into her personal struggles with faith and her relationship with God. Bradstreet living in the Puritan theocratic society of early America has a very different viewpoint on God that Dickinson

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    Differences of love Edward Taylor’s "Huswifery" and Anne Bradstreet’s "To my dear and loving husband" poem both are expressing deep beliefs about their puritan background‚ however Edward’ poem displays a more puritan message‚ while Anne simply expresses her love for her husband. These poet’s use apostrophe and metaphors to describe what they were writing about‚ while Bradstreet uses different metaphors‚ Edward uses a much longer‚ descriptive metaphor called a conceit. The conceit compares

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    17th century Puritan Anne Bradstreet‚ author of “To My Dear and Loving Husband” and “Upon the Burning of our house”‚ wrote the first notable poetry of American History. Bradstreet’s poems went against Puritan ideals. Her poetry reflected her personal life and her radical views of God. Bradstreet and Edwards differ in their apperceptions of God. Bradstreet’s poems contrasted Puritan beliefs of what poetry should be and Edwards’ sermon was designed to scare people like Bradstreet into changing their

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    According to today’s high standards‚ Puritans appear to have led almost primitive lives. However‚ in that time in history‚ their humble homes were a large part of their daily lives‚ and they were viewed upon as being a gift from God. In her poem‚ Anne Bradstreet describes the importance of her house‚ despite the fact that she chastises herself for yielding to the temptations of vanity and materialism. Religion was‚ for the Puritans‚ first and foremost in their lives. To them‚ religion was centered around

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