During the period of time when the role of women was that of a "helpmate", and their most complicated job entailed simple household tasks, Anne Bradstreet broke these barriers and became the first published poet from the English colonies. The poet Anne Bradstreet wrote about her life an...

Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor are two of the most recognizable early American poets. In addition to this contemporary similarity they are also both American Puritans, with significant opinions and beliefs that reflected the ideal of the puritan, with respect to God in history, the importance of ...

Vision, reality, and attitude, how would one define these three terms? Are they all related in some way? Vision is defined as the manner in which one sees or conceives of something. Reality is defined as the quality or state of being actual or true. Attitude is defined as a state of mind or a f...

The works of authors William Bradford and Anne Bradstreet are currently read in high school and college classrooms with the hope of the readers finding a glimpse into colonial American life. While these works do show pieces of colonial American life, both authors dealt heavily with the nature of pr...

Here Follows Some Verses... In all of Anne Bradstreet's poetry that we have read, she has taken an experience of hers and then dissected and related it to Christian and, more generally, Puritan merits. "Here Follows Some Verses," is no exception. After the burning of her house 1...

Quotes Early American and Puritan Literature Taken From Anne Bradstreet's "Here Follow Some Verses on The Burning of Our House, July 10th,1666 1. "I blest his name that gave and took, That laid my goods now in the dust, Yea, so it was, and so 'twas just.&qu...

During the peak of Puritan ideology, the people strived for the warmth and relief of God's grace. Their numerous sacrifices determined what kind of people they were, and how much faith in God they possessed. Puritan literature reflects the desire for grace because the citizens of the colonial age b...