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Bradstreet's religious environment's influence on her poetry
I read Bradsteet's poetry and prose my senior year in high school and then wrote a paper on her life and work.While this book is slow going, it is definitely worth the effort.Bradstreet's poetry is heavily laden with religious overtones and servile references to her social status as a woman.However, the enduring spirit of a woman who could cross the Atlantic for the love of her husband shines through throughout.Bradstreet's fears and courage in dealing with her new life in the wilderness and her love of her family lighten the heavy style which she borrows from contemporary authors.Her works certainly show what time period she is from but the feeings expressed through them are timeless.If you can handle 17th century writing, read this book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Simon Bradstreet (March 18, 1603 ? March 27, 1697) was a colonial magistrate, businessman and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Simon Bradstreet was born in Horbling, Lincolnshire. His father was the rector of the parish church. Prior to his emigration to America, Bradstreet attended Emmanuel College at Cambridge for two years. Bradstreet married the future poet Anne Dudley while still in England. She was the daughter of Puritan leader Thomas Dudley. Dudley and others recognized Bradstreet's administrative abilities, and he was persuaded to leave for the fledgling Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. ... Read more