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Essay Archive - Early American Writers
Early American Writers
In the literature of early American writers there is one common trait
among all the writings: religion. Among Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards
all speak of their opinion of religion, god, heaven, and material things.
Anne Bradstreet was a puritan wife, originally from England but then
moved to America. Upon moving and settling into her home, her poems became full
of emotion and spoke about concerns from her heart. She was religious and
believed that men had superiority over women.
A common concern in these religious writers was the unimporta....
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