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Edward Taylor Anne Bradstreet

Edward Taylor Anne Bradstreet. The Puritan Influence. Edward Taylor - Puritan Writer. Known for his devotional intensity

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Edward Taylor Anne Bradstreet

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  1. Edward TaylorAnne Bradstreet The Puritan Influence Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  2. Edward Taylor - Puritan Writer • Known for his devotional intensity • (1642-1729) Born in Leicestershire and became a school teacher with Puritan sympathies. After the Great Ejection, Taylor left England, studied divinity at Harvard, and eventually became minister of Westfield, Massachusetts. • He was learned, grave, severe, stubborn, and stiff-necked. He was very, very pious (devout). But his piety (goodness) was sincere. • It was his custom to write a poem ("Meditation") before each Lord's Supper. Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  3. Edward Taylor - Puritan Writer • Emigrated (moved) to America • Worked as a teacher in England • He was both a minister and a physician (doctor) • He worked in a small frontier farming communityof Westfield, MA • He walked more than 100 miles to his new home • Five of his eight children died in their infancy • Wife died at a young age • He remarried and had five or six more children Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  4. Edward Taylor - Puritan Writer • He thought his poetry as a form of personal worship • In 1833, A descendent of his gave his writings to Yale University. • **He chose not to publish his poems because theirjoyousness and delight in sensory experience Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  5. Anne Bradstreet- Puritan Writer • **First book of poems published by an American poet and the first book published by an American woman. • Born in 1612 in Northampton, England, • Anne Bradstreet never went to a school. • Known for her moving, personal voice Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  6. Anne Bradstreet- Puritan Writer • She wrote poems for friends or family members. They would not have intended them for publication. • In the early years of the Massachusetts colony, there was only one printing press. It was used for printing psalms and other religious writings. • In 1650, The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America was published. Bradstreet is not identified by name, but as "a Gentlewoman in those parts" [that is, America]. Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  7. Anne Bradstreet- Puritan Writer • Husband= Simon • Wrote when children were sleeping • Published anonymously • “Homage …” Written by John Berryman Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  8. Puritan Philosophy • They wanted to return their religious practice to the simple ways of the early Christian church • Rid themselves of elaborate rituals. • They also rejected the leadership of bishops. • These actions put them in conflict with the official Church of England, whose head was the ruling King or Queen. • A person's goal was heaven—his or her reward after death— • Life was a series of tests by God of one's goodness and faith. • **Living simply was one way to demonstrate concentration on important matters. Many forms of entertainment, including the theater, were discouraged. Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  9. Puritan Writing Style pg 93 Is a simple, direct style of writing characterized by the use of short, easily understood words common to 17th century conversation • Plain style of writing • **Clear statement is the highest goal • Avoided ornateness and cleverness in writing, because they were viewed as signs of vanity Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  10. Puritan Writings • Religion dominated • Wrote Theological Studies • Hymns= songs, chants • Histories • Poetry • Biographies • Autobiographies • Provided spiritual insight and instruction Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  11. PuritanWritings • Were not always stern, occasionally revealed a sense of humor • Followed John Calvin’s teachings, they believed in predestination, e.g. God has already decided who will achieve salvation and who will not • **Puritans were radicals because they demanded changes in the Church of England • Conservative • **They interpreted the Bible literally (factually) and insisted on rigid standards from their followers Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  12. Puritans • Puritans had few possessions, dressed uniformly, and frowned on creative expression. • Because they left so few personal belongings behind, they remain a mystery. • These poems provide a glimpse into their lives. Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  13. Is a figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses a person who is dead or not physically present, a personified object or nonhuman thing, or an abstract conceptex. “Make me, O Lord, Thy spinning wheel complete.” Vocabulary pg 93 • Apostrophe • Paraphrase • Homage pg 92 • Emigrated pg 92 When one restates important ideas in his or her own words tribute moved Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  14. Vocabulary pg 93 Repayment; something given or done in return for something else • Recompense • Manifold • Persevere In many ways Persist; be steadfast in purpose Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  15. HUSWIFERY • **Extended metaphor • **Metaphor- compares things without using like or as • **This poem is an extended metaphor- housework (Spinning yarn into fabric) • **The speaker of the poem creates Godly robes (fabric) to be like God, to live in God’s image Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  16. How spinning wheels work • http://www.joyofhandspinning.com/wheel-drives.shtml • YOUTUBE- SPINNING WHEELS, HOW THEY WORK • www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY5YWre-op0 •  · Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  17. Huswifery by Edward TaylorQuestions pg 94 • 1. Huswifery means “housekeeping.” Given the title, were you surprised by the content of the poem? Explain. Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  18. Huswifery by Edward TaylorQuestions pg 94 • 2. To what household objects and activities is the speaker compared in the first two stanzas? • The two stanzas (8 lines) the speaker is compared to a • Spinning wheel, Distaff • Flyers, Spoole • Reel, Yarn • Loom, Twine • Quills, Fulling mills and • Dyeing Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  19. Huswifery by Edward TaylorQuestions pg 94 • 2b. How do the images in the first two stanzas contribute to the idea of being “clothed in holy robes for glory,” stated in the third stanza? Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  20. Huswifery by Edward TaylorQuestions pg 94 • 3. What images in this poem may have contradicted the Puritan requirement that clothing be dark and undecorated? • 3b. What do these images suggest about the speaker’s feelings about God? Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  21. Huswifery by Edward TaylorQuestions pg 94 • 4a. What details in the final two lines convey Taylor’s belief that religious grace comes as a gift from God? • 4b. What seems to be the poem’s overall purpose? Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  22. Huswifery by Edward TaylorQuestions pg 94 • 5. What household task or process might Taylor describe if he were writing this poem today? Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  23. To My Dear and Loving HusbandAnne Bradstreet Questions pg 96 • 1. What is your image of Anne Bradstreet after reading this poem? Does she fit your concept of a Puritan? Explain. Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  24. To My Dear and Loving HusbandAnne Bradstreet Questions pg 96 • 2a. Note where Bradstreet uses repetition in the first stanza (lines 1-4). Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  25. To My Dear and Loving HusbandAnne Bradstreet Questions pg 96 • 2b. How does her use of repetition suggest a growing emotional intensity? Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  26. To My Dear and Loving HusbandAnne Bradstreet Questions pg 96 • 3a. What does the speaker value more than “whole mines of gold”? (Line 5) • 3b. What other images suggest the richness and abundance of the love the speaker and her husband share? Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  27. To My Dear and Loving HusbandAnne Bradstreet Questions pg 96 • 4a. What is the apparent contradiction in the last two lines? • 4b. What does the last stanza reveal about Puritan beliefs in the afterlife? Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  28. To My Dear and Loving HusbandAnne Bradstreet Questions pg 96 • 5. Do you think personal devotion is as much esteemed today as it was in Bradstreet’s day? Support your answer. Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  29. Word Analysis Grammar Questions pg 96 Edward Taylor, Anne Bradstreet • The Anglo-Saxon suffix –fold, meaning “ a specific number of times or ways” • 1. Since having quadruplets, Sandy’s laundry has grown by four times. • 2. The savvy investor watched the value of his stock increase to three times its size. Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  30. Spelling Strategy Grammar Questions pg 96 Edward Taylor, Anne Bradstreet • When the unvoiced th sound occurs at the end of word, spell it with the letter th. When the voiced th sound occurs, include a final e . Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  31. Vocabulary Builder pg 96 Edward Taylor, Anne Bradstreet • ____1. well-deserved recompense • A. getting a flat tire while taking your grandmother to the doctor • B. getting a day off after working overtime • C. cleaning a messy room after a long day • ____2. increase manifold • A. receive a twenty percent raise • B. add a drop of water to a full bucket • C. get a 300 percent return on an investment Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  32. Vocabulary Builder pg 96 Edward Taylor, Anne Bradstreet • ____3. persevere • A. quit when you get tired • B. practice until you improve • C. argue with a referee Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  33. Direct Address pg 96 Edward Taylor, Anne Bradstreet • When the speaker in a poem talks direct to someone or something, the form of speech is called a direct address. • 1. I beseech you O Muse to bring me inspiration! • 2. And make Thy holy spirit Lord wind quills/Then weave the web Thyself. • 3. I could not love thee dear so much, /Loved not honor more. Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

  34. Direct Address pg 96 Edward Taylor, Anne Bradstreet • When the speaker in a poem talks direct to someone or something, the form of speech is called a direct address. • 4. How can I repay my love the love you have given to me? • 5. I see you in the holy work I strive to perform Lord. Read 92-99, Homework 95, 96, 98

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