Edward Taylor est célébré pour ses contributions littéraires captivantes et réfléchies. Son écriture explore des thèmes profonds, employant un style distinctif qui captive les lecteurs. L'approche narrative de Taylor est originale, et ses œuvres sont appréciées pour leur mérite littéraire significatif. Sa capacité à créer des personnages mémorables et des intrigues captivantes cimente sa réputation d'auteur remarquable.
Now considered America's foremost colonial poet, Edward Taylor was virtually unknown until some of his poems were discovered in the Yale library and published in 1937. The intellectual brilliance and the emotional intensity of his poetical meditations have led critics to compare him to John Donne and George Herbert. These poems are now recognized as one of the great achievements in American devotional literature.