Anne Bradstreet emphasizes romantic love and eternal love in her writing, which are not typical puritan beliefs. In her poem “To My Dear and Loving Husband”, she expresses her unconditional love towards her husband, which makes the readers assume that, for her, the most important person was her husband. Anne Bradstreet emphasizes romantic love in her writing, which is not a typical puritan belief. Free Reformed Churches of North America states that puritans “emphasized that married love should always
about the things they experienced during that time. Two well-known authors of that period were John Smith and Anne Bradstreet. Smith gave accounts of what he experienced during that period through prose, whereas Anne Bradstreet wrote about some things that went on her life through poetry. Smith’s writings have the purpose of telling what happened and providing the facts, whereas Anne Bradstreet does tell what happened, but she also looks toward the future in her writings. John Smith, the leader of
Two women who would have taken Byron’s words to heart were Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Anne Bradstreet, both of whom professed great love for their husbands in their respective poems How Do I Love Thee? and To My Dear and Loving Husband. Although Anne Bradstreet illustrated her love to her husband with her pathological comparison of her love to material items, Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s love for her husband possessed greater enormity since she overcame the strict rules of her father, utilized powerful
love situates itself in men’s relationship with god is discussed in many Puritan literature. Two puritan poets, Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor have been famous for their expressions of their affection and humility towards God in their poems. Yet, it is argued that they dealt with the topics of Love and Marriage differently. While Bradstreet sees the loving relationship between husband and wife as a way to praise God and to claim the heavenly rewards in afterlife, Taylor believes love of God has
compared to others. Elizabeth Browning and Anne Bradstreet both manifested their own intense feelings of love for their husbands in the form of poem. The quote aforementioned was from Elizabeth’s poem “How Do I Love Thee?”. Although Anne Bradstreet also composed a poem, “To My Dear and Loving Husband”, in which she expressed her uncontainable feelings of affection for her husband, Elizabeth Browning verified that her love for Robert Browning, her husband, was much stronger through her employment of
Anne Bradstreet: The main themes of Bradstreet’s poems seems to be surrounded around sickness and death, humility, feminism, nature, matrimonial love, and motherhood. For example, “To My Dear and Loving Husband” is a poem that shows her uncontrollable love for her husband. A line that shows this is, “My love is such that rivers cannot quench, Nor ought but love from thee, give recompense” (Anne Bradstreet 120). Another poem “In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet, Who Deceased August
to make it better in some ways because they tend to consider the marriage is only an extension or goal of their “Romantic Relationship.” Nevertheless, the marriage is not the goal of relationship; it is the start line of the relationship between husband and wife. There are countless examples of divorce around us, then why do people keep having divorce in their
liberates it’s reader. Literature allows one to gain knowledge so that they might be able to continually grow as a person. As a child, I could not go a day without reading. Due to those years of reading, I believe literature taught me how to write from my heart and truly be able to express myself. Reading literature creates an equal opportunity for everyone to enhance their lives by immersing themselves in the thoughts and wisdom of others. In Edward Taylor 's “The Preface”, “ Upon Wedlock and Death
and liberates it’s reader. It allows one to gain knowledge so that they might be able to continually grow as a person. As a child, I could not go a day without reading. Due to those years of reading, I believe literature taught me how to write from my heart and truly be able to express myself. Reading literature creates an equal opportunity for everyone to enhance their lives by immersing themselves in the thoughts and wisdom of others. Edward Taylor's “The Preface”, “ Upon Wedlock and Death of
Vol. 32, Issue 2, September 1997, Pg. 169-183. http://mendel.csuniv.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rlh&AN=5602623&site=eds-live&scope=site Accessed 20 January 2018. Van Engen, Abram. “Advertising the Domestic: Anne Bradstreet’s Sentimental Poetics.” Legacy, Vol. 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pg. 47-68. http://mendel.csuniv.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hft&AN=510064483&site=eds-live&scope=site Accessed 20 January 2018. Penner, Allen