She argues that meditation alone is not enough to live on, and that earth cannot be divorced from the spirit. Bradstreet however demonstrates that there is a basic imbalance in this view. Flesh does not argue for a balance between the Flesh and the Spirit, but rather suggests that the world of the Flesh is far more satisfying than the Spirit, and therefore should take precedence over the latter. Indeed, the Flesh suggests that the spirit is "fancy-sick" or even a "Sot" for believing in treasures beyond the fleshly world. The Spirit answers in equally strong terms, arguing equally vehemently for the importance of the Spirit world. The first words of the Spirit's stanza "Be still, thou unregenerate part," suggest that the Spirit and the Flesh are part of the same being. Anne Bradstreet therefore recognizes that Flesh and Spirit are part of the same being. Her premise is however that the Spirit, being eternal, is far more important than the Flesh. The Flesh, having at heart only its own earthly well-being, is the part of being human that must constantly be fought. To help with this, Bradstreet calls on the Spirit to recognize the help of the spiritual, based upon her religion. This knowledge transforms all struggle into beauty. Like Taylor, Bradstreet describes her spiritual beauty in earthly terms: her beauty lies not in the physical, but in the symbolic Royal Robes of her religion. Taylor's poem, "The Joy of Church Fellowship Rightly Attended" places the focus on the joy of the spiritual when the entrapments of the flesh are forgotten. Here the focus is entirely on the potential beauty of church music....
Like his "Huswifery" poem, this work also focuses on the relationship with divinity. In this poem, the poet seeks to connect directly with God by attending church and worshiping with the other attendees. The phrase "Rightly Attended" in the title suggests that it is possible to handle a worshiping session incorrectly. The focus of the poem is then the sincerity that will beautify the melodies offered to God by the people. The Flesh of Bradstreet's poem, for example, is unable to add sincerity to her voice, and this ultimately makes her the slave of the Spirit. In the same way, a lack of sincerity in Taylor's worshipers will defeat the purpose of their gathering, and identify them as no more than slaves to the flesh. Sincerity however spiritualizes the effort, and the music is beautified to the point of the supernatural.
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Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor The popular notion that the Puritans were wholly focused on their religion is not much of an exaggeration. Even a casual exploration of writing from the colonial period in America underscores this thematic dominance: Puritan authors felt duty-bound to use their writing to support believers to stay the righteous course. The Puritans believed that life on earth was test of faith in God and an opportunity
The literary techniques used in both poems help deliver the message of unending and perfect love. The intended audience is different for each poem; in "To My Dear and Loving Husband," the poet is speaking directly to her husband as opposed to making a more declarative statement as we see in "How Do I Love Thee." Bradstreet is speaking directly to her husband and Browning is speaking to readers. This
Bradstreet also wrote about her fear of death and whether her husband might remarry. "Through her dread of dying in childbirth lets us see that her deeper fear is a jealous one that her husband might remarry," (Hensley xxiii). Bradstreet's description of childbirth as being a shade away from death shows what life was like for women in the colonies. "The last month of pregnancy was not only a
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