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Texts written by Puritans:

Sermons-most of Cod, least of man. Most of them were printed and read at home. Diaries-aiming at self-improvement, self-examination chronicie of day to day records

without adding any comments.

-    Journal s Histories

Autobiographies-concentrating on problems of spiritual life.

Narratives of captivity - dealt witli real or imaginary captures.

Cłironicles-expressed experience witli building new country Meditations

Accounts of explorations

Most important writers and their te\ts:

-    William Bradford (1590-1657) “Of Plymouth Plantation" (1620)

John Winthrop (1587-1649) - a clergyman

•    ‘The Journal" - published in 1790, and later in the 19^,h century as ‘The

History of New England”

•    “A Model of Christian Charity" (1630)

•    “City upon a Hill" - a sermon Roger Williams (1603-1683)

•    Questioned a number of Puritan rules (he came to America in 1631)

•    The first one to introduce the idea of separation of State and church. He

founded Rhode Island.

•    Wrote “A Key Into the Language of America" (1643) based on his studies in Indian languages.

Cotton Mather (1663-1728) “Magnalia Christi Americana” (1702)

Mary Rowlandson (1637-1711) “A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs.

Mary Rowlandson”