Mary Rowlandson

Works Read:

* Rowlandson, A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mary Rowlandson

* Increase Mather's Preface to Rowlandson's Narrative (Handout)

Topics Discussed:

* Dual Voices: Male vs. Female Voice; Pious vs. Outraged Voice
* Role as Puritan Woman Writer
* Captivity Narrative Genre: Characteristics; Individual as Symbol of Community
* Portrayal of Native Americans, Puritan Community, Nature, Men and Women
* New World Identity
* Role of 21st Century Reader; Role of Authorial Control of Narrative

Due Next Class:

* Edwards, "Personal Narrative"

* Mather, from The Wonders of the Invisible World (308-313)

* Selected Bradstreet Poems:

• "The Prologue"
• "Contemplations"
• "The Flesh and the Spirit"
• "The Author to Her Book"
• "Before the Birth of One of Her Children"
• "In Reference to Her Children"
• "In Memory...Elizabeth Bradstreet"
• "In Memory...Anne Bradstreet"
• "On My Dear...Simon Bradstreet"
• "Here Follow Some Verses Upon..."
• "As Weary Pilgrim"