1 Jan 1678 Jahr - 1678 Anne Bradstreet "A Letter to Her Husband, Absent upon Public Employment"

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"A Letter to Her Husband, Absent upon Public Employment" apart of Bradstreet's collection "The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up In America". It landmarks in Bradstreet's career as it was the first published poetry written by a women in the American colonies. The literary context the poem reflects the themes of love, longing, and devotion. Using vivid imagery and emotional language to showcase how she felt without her husband. The poem influences the Puritanism on Bradstreet's writing, exploring the tension between her admiration/love for her husband and religious beliefs. Historically, it provides a view of women during the colonial period reflecting on the struggle for women who had experience long separations from their husband due to duties and obligations. as well as breaking social norms in terms of gender roles and expectations.

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