Puritans The Puritan or Colonial Period page 134

Puritans

The Puritan (or Colonial) Period (page 134) The time period most often associated with Puritan (or Colonial) literature is about 16071776. This is about from the founding of Jamestown all the way until the American Revolution. http: //www. mce. k 12 tn. net/colonial_america/jamestown. jpg http: //upload. wikimedia. org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_by_E manuel_Leutze, _MMA-NYC, _1851. jpg/300 px. Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_by_Emanuel_Leutze, _MMA-NYC, _1851. jpg

The Puritan People Puritans are often stereotyped as black-clad selfrighteous moralists. Usually, calling a person a Puritan is not a compliment. However, this Negative Image is mostly brought about by the sterotypes of the 16 th Century Puritans. This Negative Image is actually Largely Untrue. http: //cteawikispaces. com/file/view/puritans 12. png/92499160/puritans 12. png

The Truth about the Puritans • They valued Hard Work and Self-Sacrifice. • They viewed Wealth as a reward for a virtuous life. • They valued family life, community, service, art, and literature. • They were the first in the colonies to establish printing press, free public grammar schools, and a college (Harvard). http: //www. harvard. edu/

In Regards to their Religion… • Puritans were Arrogant in their religious faith. • They were completely intolerant of viewpoints (and religions) and were different from their own. • They focused on Other Christians in an effort to root out the Devil • Harshly punished others for their beliefs (including with execution). http: //0. tqn. com/w/experts/U-S-History-672/2009/09/PURITAN-WHIPPING. jpg

Key Beliefs of the Puritans • Human beings are inherently evil and so must struggle to overcome their sinful nature. • Personal salvation depends solely on the grace of God, not on individual effort. (Predestination) http: //peacewanderer. files. wordpress. com/2011/09/baloo-predestination. jpg

Key Beliefs of the Puritans (cont) • The Bible is the supreme authority on earth. – Bible governs moral/spiritual life – Bible also governs church and society as a whole – Result= Churches more democratic (congregationcentered) – Result= Repressive political system &intolerant of others.

Poems of Anne Bradstreet http: //www. poetsgraves. co. uk/images/anne_brad street. jpg http: //www. poets. org/images/media/155_Anne Bradstreet. JPG http: //www. poemofquotes. com/annebradstreet. jpg

Anne Bradstreet • Anne Bradstreet wrote Puritan Poetry. • She lived from 1612 until 1672 and she was the first notable American Poet in the colonies. • She was born in England, married in 1628, and by 1630 she was sailing to Massachusetts Bay with her Husband. • Despite her domestic (she had 8 kids) and religious responsibilities she managed to fund time to write some Puritan Poetry. mainstreetmallonline. com

Anne Bradstreet (cont) • Most poetry in the 17 th century New England was mostly devotional in nature. • Bradstreet’s poems were unusual due to the personal subject matter of them. – They focused on the realities of life. – They also viewed life in spiritual (Puritan) context. • This is because she never planned for these poems to be published! Her brother-in-law published them without her knowing. http: //www. brooklynmuseum. org/eascfa/dinner_party/wiki/images/ 631. 130. jpg

Some terms you need to know (pg 138) • Meter: 1) the repetition of a regular rhythmic unit in a line of poetry. – each unit is known as a foot. Each foot has 1 stressed syllable ( ) & 1 (or 2) unstressed syllables (˘) • “In silent night when rest I took” (from “Upon the Burning of Our House) • Iambic Tetrameter (“Husband”=Iambic Pentameter) – Iambic Tetrameter=unstressed-stressed / # of feet = 4 – Iambic Pentameter=unstressed-stressed / # of feet = 5)

More word you need to know • Archaic Language: Words that were once commonly used in the past, but are now out-ofdate Examples Include: Thee Ye Thou All of these mean… You.

Last word. . . For these notes at least (promise) • Inverted Syntax: Reversal of expected order of words – For example: Bradstreet says “when rest I took” instead of “When I took rest”

Now Lets Read! • Turn to page 139 in your book. Follow along. http: //www. sidedoorkey. com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/maymorning. jpg http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Hb. QRMb. Jmx 5 g&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_ mode=1&safe=actives.

Question time. • What would be a summary of what we just read? • What is valued more than gold in this poem? • What do you think Bradstreet is saying in the last two lines of this poem?

More Questions • What emotions does Bradstreet express toward her husband? • What relationship is seen between earthly love and eternal life (lines 9 -12)?

Now Lets Read Some More! • Turn to page 140 in your book. We can either read as a class or can listen/watch the youtube video. http: //2. bp. blogspot. com/_TO 3 o. UZWn 3 Gc/R 97 PDv. S 7 z. BI/AAAAAJI/a 0 P 6 Rqijn. CQ/s 320/burning+house. JP G http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=S 7 b. EKzp 4 Bpc&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mod e=1&safe=active

Question time. • What would be a summary of what we just read? • What does she conclude about the reason for the fire? • What does Bradstreet miss about her house?

More Questions • What is Bradstreet comparing to a house in lines 4354? What literary term is this? • Where does she expect to find a permanent home?