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The Puritans: Enter the Devout
The General History of Virginia
• book was intended to be a chronological record of notable events in the New World.
• Twofold purpose: record and PROMOTE
• Simultaneous history and propaganda
John Smith: Fact and Fiction
Did he? •
Or not? • Marry Pocahontas
Self-centered
What cultural aspects can you find hidden in their literature?
How were Native Americans looked upon?
Pocahontas
Pocahontas @ 21 with sonChristian name: Rebecca
Want to know more?
Bradford & Plymouth Plantation
Only half of the Mayflower’s passengers shared the same religious beliefs. How did the other half behave? Bottom of page 80
Were Samoset and Squanto treated differently than the Indians from Smith’s account?
Style
Other than narratives, what was the content of the rest of Puritan literature?
Major Authors:Anne BradstreetEdward Taylor Jonathan Edwards
Puritan Plain Style
• Simple words• No symbolism/metaphor• Simple, recognizable images• Direct
Huswifery by Taylor
Poem Page 94
1. “Make me, O Lord…..”
2. “Then clothe…my words and actions…my ways with glory…”
3. “Clothed in holy robes for glory”
Meaning
1. Why directly address?
2. How does this fit in with their culture/beliefs?
3. What conveys that grace comes only from God?
Huswifery by Taylor
Question about poem: • What images in the
poem contradict the Puritan requirement of dark and undecorated clothes?
Inference about the author• What do the
colors/images suggest about his feelings about God?
To My Dear and Loving Husband-Bradstreet
• Page 96• “prize thy love more than whole
mines of gold”~Is that consistent with “Plain Style?”
• The last two lines contradict one another ~ Why?
• Content/meaning of the poem vs. Puritan Plain Style and God