Unit 2 Flashcards
What was the essential principle in translating?
No embellishments
What was the first book printed in this country?
The bay psalm book, it remained in New England churches for nearly 150 years
How would the translators represent each verse?
It doer feared one stanza and stanzas of four lines
How is the language discribes?
As simple
How many syllables per line?
6 to 8
How was roger Williams influential?
His belief of separation of church and state changed view of political and religious groups
What did Williams do after he left the bay colony?
Rhode Island
Even though Williams remained outside the church what did he do?
Preach to the Indians
What did Williams believe?
That religious conviction does not exempt a person from normal obligations of citizenship
Why did he write a key into the language of America?
To introduce the Narragansett Indian language to English speaking people
What did Anne Bradstreet accomplish?
Writing a sizable body of verse
What else did Anne Bradstreet accomplish?
Recording the touchingly human drama of Puritan life
What are brad streets catogories?
Religious and domestic
What shows an appreciation of God’s nature that leads to appreciation of God’s majesty?
Contemplations
This poem does not show Anne questioning God’s purpose, nor her lack of faith, she never questions God.
On my dear grandchild
She determines God is just because all of her goods and belongings belong to God himself.
Burning of our house
Finest love poem out of Puritan New England.
To my dear and loving husband
What poetic device is shown with Bradstreet?
Paradox
In meditations Devine and moral, what is authority without wisdom?
An axe without and edge
Who was not well known?
Edward Taylor
What else did Taylor do besides being a pastor?
Physician and organizer of defense against the Indians
What does the marriage metaphor emphasize?
Incarnation
What does God’s love do?
Overflow hell
What does Taylor claim in the experience?
His relationship with God is better than that of the Angels
What does the line flesh of my flesh mean?
a spiritual allusion is one between God and himself
Why does Taylor want God to be his spectacles?
so taylor can examine himself from God’s perspective to see if he had God’s image
What is conceit?
a striking, elaborate, comparison carried our in considerable detail
What is huswifery?
the entire poem is a prayer
What does God’s denominations emphasize?
God’s plan of redemption for the sinner and spiritual growth for the believer
What does his glorious handiwork not made by hands illustrate?
irony
What was the main theme of Edwards writings?
that religious knowledge must be in the heart, not just in the head
What was his level of education?
he didn’t have a formal education, but a great one
What do literary critics have a hard time doing?
putting Edwards writings in the history of American thought
What age did he become a believer?
age 18
As a revival spread what was one of Edward’s concerns?
it was difficult to distinguish true believers from those who just professed Christ
What did he contribute to
the revival: the great awakening
Why did Edwards resign?
bc of his dissatisfaction
What is ironic about Edwards writings?
his best work came after he resigned
Who did he direct his mission work to?
the Indians
How did Edwards die?
from smallpox in 1758
What was the main theme of sinners in the hand of an angry God?
there is nothing that keeps wicked out of hell except God
What was the bible verse of sinners?
duet. 32:35
