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Bradstreet, Anne
(1612-1672) American writer. Anne Bradstreet landed in America with John Winthrop at Massachusetts, and she contributed some of America's greatest early works of literature.
'Mistress Bradstreet' Review
In Charlotte Gordon's fascinating biography, Anne Bradstreet emerges as "an electrifying personality," who was the first New World poet with her bestselling volume of American poetry. Experience Anne Bradstreet like never before, and learn why her legacy still shapes our imagination!
Anne Bradstreet - A Student's History of American Literature
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Anne Bradstreet and Her Time - Helen Campbell
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Anne Bradstreet Collections
Anne Bradstreet is recognized as the first important American poet. Her poems were collected in "The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung up in America" and "Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning." Read the poems of Anne Bradstreet.
Author to Her Book, The
Read the poem, "The Author to Her Book," by Anne Bradstreet.
Books About Anne Bradstreet
(c1612-1672) Anne Bradstreet is often considered one of the first poets of the Puritan-era America, known for "The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America" and "Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning." Take a look at books about Anne Bradstreet.
City Upon a Hill: Colonial American Lit.
Early Colonial writers spoke of transforming the landscape and its people. In his report from the Mayflower, William Bradford found the land, "A hideous and desolate wilderness, full of wild beasts and wild men."
In My Solitary Hours in My Dear Husband His
Read "In My Solitary Hours in My Dear Husband..." from Anne Bradstreet.
Profile: Anne Bradstreet
(c1612-1672) American writer. Anne Bradstreet was one of the greatest poets of the 17th century. Read more about the life and works of Anne Bradstreet.
Prologue
Read "Prologue" by Anne Bradstreet.
Thou Ill-Form'd Offspring
"A frontier is no friendly place for literary creation; yet within a year after landing . . . America's first English poet was writing, and the fruits of her pen from the next forty odd years remain with us today," according to Jeannine Hensley.
Top Ten Picks: American Literature Anthologies
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Upon the Burning of Our House
Read the poem, "Upon the Burning of Our House."