Anne Bradstreet

Anne Bradstreet and Phyllis Wheatley are two pioneering women who wrote poetry in different centuries. Despite the risks involved, their groundbreaking writings on various topics and themes have paved the way for women’s rights today. They are acknowledged as the first published poets of the new world. Bradstreet’s work was first published in 1650 and…

Anne Bradstreet was a woman in conflict. She was a Puritan wife and a poet. There is a conflict between Puritan theology and her own personal feelings on life. Many of her poems reveal her eternal conflict regarding her emotions and the beliefs of her religion. The two often stood in direct opposition to each…

Anne Bradstreet, a remarkable woman of the seventeenth century, was on par with male writers of her time. Her education was strongly influenced by her upbringing, as she received exceptional guidance from her father and had the privilege of accessing a vast library filled with books. Consequently, she developed a profound passion for reading and…

Compare Contrast Essay In modern times, poetry is often considered a complicated and confusing art, incapable of being fathomed by an average person. Poetry is written in the vernacular which typically becomes outdated and therefore unfamiliar. With regards to Anne Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband” and Edward Taylor’s “Huswifery”, this is not the…

Anne Bradstreet, a follower of the Puritan religion, lived in a society that was rigid and particularly strict when it came to matters of faith. The societal norms dictated that women’s primary responsibility was to attend to their husbands and manage domestic affairs. Despite these pressures, Anne pursued her passion for poetry, which set her…

The poems To My Dear and Loving Husband and To His Excellency, General Washington are two interesting poems. To My Dear and Loving Husband was written by Anne Bradstreet. To His Excellency, General Washington was written by Phillis Wheatley. These two poems are very similar. On the other hand, they are different also. The authors,…

Anne Bradstreet and Mary Rowlandson were two influential women in early American literature. They were both women of “firsts”. Anne Bradstreet’s poems were the first published volume written by an American (110). I found it amazing that Bradstreet, a woman, was the first considering how women were looked upon in matters of literature and science….

Ann Bradstreet’s portrayal of God differs from Jonathan Edwards’. While Bradstreet sees God as loving and generous, Edwards views Him as malevolent and punitive. Bradstreet’s faith remains steadfast even in the face of devastating circumstances like the destruction of her house and belongings. She expresses gratitude for God’s grace, acknowledging both His giving and taking…

            Anne Bradstreet’s poem Upon the Burning of Our House demonstrates the dichotomy between the secular and the divine and the human understanding between the two.  In Bradstreet’s poem she describes the atrocious event of her house burning.  This was in a time period when insurance was not a widely spread protective agent against such…