William Bradford used the Puritan plain style and typology.
William Bradford
the plain style and typology
Typology and plain style
William Bradford
plain...typology
Puritan writers in early America typically used allegory and symbolism in their works to convey moral and religious messages. They also frequently employed a plain and direct style of writing to emphasize the importance of clarity and simplicity in conveying their beliefs.
The plain style and typology
He is old and wise, like Methuselah.
The influence Puritan beliefs had on their food and clothing was to make them plain and basic. Clothing was not ornate, and food was simple.
He is old and wise, like Methuselah.
Puritan Plain Style was the Puritan way of writing. Their theory of literary style was a belief in a plain style of writing, in which the highest goal are clear statements. They believed one should write this way because a clever or ornate style would be a sign of vanity, which would not agree with God's will.
Started with Puritan plain style, then Romanticism, Transcendentalism, Realism, Then now Modernism