William Bradford
William Bradford used the Puritan plain style and typology.
the plain style and typology
William Bradford
Typology and plain style
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
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.
He is old and wise, like Methuselah.
Started with Puritan plain style, then Romanticism, Transcendentalism, Realism, Then now Modernism
He is old and wise, like Methuselah.
Telling the thing in the plain speaking tongue of a simple person is the most common style used by the writers and poets everywhere.