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Puritan Literature

Puritan Literature. People who were clearing land, erecting shelters, cultivating land in a harsh environment, managed to accomplish astonishing literary achievements. Established Harvard college and set up its first printing press. Considered scholarship an adjunct to religion.

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Puritan Literature

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  1. Puritan Literature • People who were clearing land, erecting shelters, cultivating land in a harsh environment, managed to accomplish astonishing literary achievements.

  2. Established Harvard college and set up its first printing press. • Considered scholarship an adjunct to religion. • Created literature for various purposes 1. To convey information about one’s environment.(ie Farmer’s almanac) 2. To give praise to God. ( poetry) 3. To explain God’s ways to men. (sermon) 4. To create a history of a community. (Plymouth Plantation).

  3. “On the Burning of Our House”Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet was essentially the first notable American poet, man or woman. (Considering that Puritan women were not encouraged to improve their minds—let alone express their ideas—this achievement is remarkable.)

  4. The Puritans *favored “plainness” in all things: in dress, architecture and design of their churches, forms of worship, and language. *rejected ornate “high style” popular in England. *used the plain style with simple sentences and common words from everyday speech. *used few or no classical allusions, Latin quotations, or elaborate figures of speech. *believed plain style was more effective in revealing God’s truth. Although Anne Bradstreet’s “Upon the Burning of Our House” contains some figurative language, it is a good example of the plain style. • (Despite the fact that the style used by Puritan writers now seems hard to read, it was considered simple and direct in the 1600s.)

  5. In silent night when rest I took,For sorrow near I did not look,I waken'd was with thund'ring noiseAnd piteous shrieks of dreadful voice.That fearful sound of 'fire' and 'fire,'Let no man know is my Desire.

  6. I starting up, the light did spy,And to my God my heart did cryTo straighten me in my DistressAnd not to leave me succourless*.Then coming out, behold a spaceThe flame consume my dwelling place. • *without help or relief

  7. And when I could no longer look,I blest his grace that gave and took,That laid my goods now in the dust.Yea, so it was, and so 'twas just.It was his own; it was not mine.Far be it that I should repine*, • *to complain or long for something

  8. He might of all justly bereftBut yet sufficient for us left.When by the Ruins oft I pastMy sorrowing eyes aside did castAnd here and there the places spyWhere oft I sate and long did lie.

  9. Here stood that Trunk, and there that chest,There lay that store I counted best,My pleasant things in ashes lieAnd them behold no more shall I.Under the roof no guest shall sit,Nor at thy Table eat a bit.

  10. No pleasant talk shall 'ere be toldNor things recounted done of old.No Candle 'ere shall shine in Thee,Nor bridegroom's voice ere heard shall bee.In silence ever shalt thou lie.Adieu, Adieu, *All's Vanity. • **allusion to Ecclesiastes 1:2

  11. Then straight I ‘gin my heart to chide*:And did thy wealth on earth abide,Didst fix thy hope on mouldring dust,The arm of flesh didst make thy trust?Raise up thy thoughts above the skyThat dunghill mists away may fly. • * to scold mildly

  12. Thou hast a house on high erectFram'd by that mighty Architect,With glory richly furnishedStands permanent, though this be fled.It's purchased and paid for tooBy him who hath enough to do.

  13. A price so vast as is unknown,Yet by his gift is made thine own.There's wealth enough; I need no more.Farewell, my pelf*; farewell, my store.The world no longer let me love;My hope and Treasure lies above. • * wealth or riches

  14. Group One • Describe Bradstreet’s feelings and trace their development through line 36.

  15. Group Two • Make a list of adjective-noun phrases which occur in the first stanza. What information do these phrases convey about (a) how Anne Bradstreet became aware of the fire; (b) her initial feelings (c) the atmosphere which characterizes such an event?

  16. Group Three • At what point in the poem does the poet begin to use metaphors and vivid imagery to convey her ideas? Give specific examples.

  17. Group Four • Explain how and why Bradstreet feels the way she does at the end of the poem. Think about her attitude toward wealth and material goods as well as her religious beliefs and values. Note the use of capital letters throughout the stanzas.

  18. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”SERMON Jonathan Edwards reminds listeners of the doctrines of their faith, of God’s omnipotence, of man’s sinfulness, and the certainty of Judgment. Look for examples of the following: The Wrath of God The Sinful Nature of Man The Precarious Condition of Man

  19. Assignments • Write examples of imagery. • Write examples of parallel structure. • Write examples of metaphor and simile. Group One – Page 153 Group Two – Page 154 – Paragraph “So that…Group Three- 154 – “The bow” Group Four 154 – “The God”

  20. The wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present; they increase more and more, and rise higher and higher till an outlet is given; and the longer the stream is stopped, the more rapid and mighty is its course, when once it is let loose. • Simile • Parallel Structure

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