Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor, Michael Wigglesworth, and Ebenezer Cook are all classic examples of early American poets. ... From Bradstreet to Taylor, we move to yet another Puritan poet, Michael Wigglesworth, who was both a minister and physician. ... Wigglesworth's, The Day of Doom, published in 1662 is considered to be America's first best seller, as well as the most widely read book of that time. ... Although not all of their beliefs or writing styles were the same, through their works, Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor, Michael Wigglesworth, and Ebenezer Cook emerge as powerf...

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Question No. 1: Discuss the characteristics of Puritan Age in your own words, along with interesting literary examples. Answer: PURITAN AGE Background: The 15th and 16th century witnessed the rise of a group of protestant in England called "Puritans". They opposed the arts, culture, singing, dancin...

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Puritans were English Protestants who wished to reform and purify the Church of England of what they considered to be unacceptable remains of Roman Catholicism. In the 1620s leaders of the English state and church grew being heartless to Puritan demands. They insisted that the Puritans conform to religious practices that they hated, removing their ministers from office and threatening them with" extirpation from the earth" if they did not follow their rules. Passionate Puritan laymen received savage punishments. For example, in 1630 a man was sentenced to life imprisonment, his property was co...

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