Early American Literature
Anne Bradstreet
Discussion Questions
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Here are a few questions to consider as you read the Anne Bradstreet assignments for
tomorrow (207-234):
1) As Puritan culture discouraged or even deauthorized/censored/punished
women's public voice, how does a female poet, like Bradstreet, articulate her
particular vision?
2) How does she deal with specific discouragements against women writing poetry?
3) Does she acknowledge and deal with these discouragements?