puritan

Question 1

Edward Taylor

Answer 1

“Huswifery” (1642-1729)
came to America in 1668, clergyman in Massachusetts, works were not published until 1939
communicates intense religious vision by focusing on some aspect of domestic life

Question 2

Jonothan Edwards

Answer 2

1703-1758
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
published because Edwards was troubled by the lack of austerity in is congregation, he was eventually dismissed because they began to resent his strict doctrine
preached during the Great Awakening

Question 3

William Bradford

Answer 3

1590-1657
“Of Plymouth Plantation”
originally born in Yorkshire, England, governor of Plymouth Colony for 33 years, regarded himself as an instrument of God, his manuscript was a history of the pilgrims and history of strength and determination of the colonists, original document was passed down for 200 years before it was printed

Question 4

Anne Bradstreet

Answer 4

1612-1672
“To My Dear and Loving Husband/Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666”
Born in North-Hampton, England; poems first published anonymously then John Woodbridge brought them back to England
Recurrent theme: time on earth is irrelevant, strive for Heaven

Question 5

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Answer 5

guy who wrote scarlet letter