Research Paper On Anne Bradstreet

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Imagine, if you would, fervently believing in an idea so intensely that it fills up your life effortlessly. In the 16th century, Christianity was for your average believer. While there were multiple branches of Christianity during this time, one has stuck out above the others as seen in our literature and history. Puritanism is the source and “writer” of many literary works from the 16th, 17th, and even 18th century found today. This idea and concept influenced writers and poets alike. Puritanism (being a sort of parent belief to seperatism), is the belief that many Christians held in the United Kingdom during this time. Puritanism is, the beliefs or principles of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded …show more content…

It’s this controversy that angered the newfound puritans, causing the increased tension for reform and renewal in the church. This rise in reform and development of puritan ideals was shown through the literary works of authors, poets, and preachers for many centuries. One of these influential and influential authors was Anne Bradstreet. Born c. 1612, Anne Bradstreet (also known as Anne Dudley) was one of the first poets to escribe English verse in the colonies. Anne Bradstreet was the daughter of Thomas Dudley, the chief steward to Theophilus Clinton, who was the Puritan Earl of Lincoln at the time. This was the beginning of her Puritan beliefs. She eventually married a man named Simon Bradstreet, who was a prototype of the earls. When she was 18, her husband and her family (including her) sailed with other Puritans to settle on the Massachusetts bay. From birth, Anne Bradstreet was surrounded by Puritan ideals and to a minor degree, separatist ideals. These concepts are fully apparent in her

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