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Throughout ‘The Author to Her Book’, Bradstreet compares the writing of her book to motherhood: her book is her ‘offspring’ to which she gave ‘birth’; she refers to herself as ‘thy mother’.
Anne Bradstreet wrote in the Elizabethan literary tradition and became one of the first poets to write English verse in the American colonies.
Nov 18, 2023 · In "The Author to Her Book," Anne Bradstreet expresses trepidation as she releases her poems to the world. Let's examine the poetic devices she uses to develop a metaphor.
Anne Bradstreet wrote her famous poem “The Author to Her Book” after her first collection of poems was published in 1650. The collection, titled The Tenth Muse, had been taken to England by her brother-in-law Reverend John Woodbridge and published without her consent.
The Author to her Book Lyrics. Thou ill-form'd offspring of my feeble brain, Who after birth did'st by my side remain, Till snatcht from thence by friends, less wise than true, Who thee...
Nov 21, 2023 · Lesson. Transcript. Author Kama Offenberger View bio. Instructor Francesca Marinaro View bio. Explore Anne Bradstreet’s ''The Author to Her Book.'' Learn about the author, read her poem,...
Anne Bradstreet is generally considered the first American poet. Born around 1612 near Northampton, England, she married Simon Bradstreet at age 16, and the couple emigrated to the New World in 1630. In such bestselling collections as The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America, Bradstreet wrote of her life as a mother, wife, and daughter during ...
