Puritan Poetry and Edward Taylor

The Puritans produced many poets over the colonial period. Puritan lifestyle was based on three major principles. These principles were humbleness, simple life, and faith in G-d. The puritans strictly adhered to these principles. Another principle, although not as important, was the principle of regeneration. This is accepting people back into the Church or "re-bearing" them The poetry of the Puritans was greatly affected by these three and much can be seen about Puritan life …

…Taylor makes in Upon a Spider Catching a Fly is that a person must try to be like the wasp and not get caught. Edward Taylor was sufficiently influenced in his writing by the Puritan faith. He showed at least one principle of faith in his poems. He also showed his own views in some more controversial parts of Puritanism. He was a great writer who's work will inspire us all for generations to come.