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Edward Taylor

Edward Taylor. Alex Ridley. Edward Taylor. Born in England Attended Harvard Pastor of church in Massachusetts Poems were in complete publish by 1960 Only American poet of the metaphysical school . Puritan Beliefs. Predestination Irresistible grace Sanctification The elect .

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Edward Taylor

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  1. Edward Taylor Alex Ridley

  2. Edward Taylor • Born in England • Attended Harvard • Pastor of church in Massachusetts • Poems were in complete publish by 1960 • Only American poet of the metaphysical school

  3. Puritan Beliefs • Predestination • Irresistible grace • Sanctification • The elect

  4. Puritan Plain Style • Preferred Geneva Bible over King James version • Writings glorified God not writer • Emphasis on nouns and verbs • Lack of descriptive language

  5. Taylor’s Writing Style • Metaphysical -Employs paradoxical images • Conceit -Trying to sustain comparison between unlike things

  6. “Upon a Wasp Chilled with Cold” • http://www.eliteskills.com/c/11532

  7. Citations • http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/purdef.htm • http://www.byzantinecommunications.com/adamhoward/homework/highschool/earlyamerican.html • http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0832886.html • http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/glossaryItem.do?id=8057 • http://www.eliteskills.com/c/11532 • http://anglistika.webnode.cz/products/taylor-edward-upon-a-wasp-chilled-with-cold/ • http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/novel_18c/defoe/puritanism.html#grace

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