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Anne was born in Northampton, England in 1612, the daughter of Thomas Dudley, a steward of the Earl of Lincoln, and Dorothy Yorke. [6]Due to her family's position, she grew up in cultured circumstances and was a well-educated woman for her time, being tutored in history, several languages, and literature.
The Tenth Muse, lately Sprung up in America [1] is a 1650 book of poetry by Anne Bradstreet.It was Bradstreet's only work published in her lifetime. Published purportedly without Bradstreet's knowledge, Bradstreet wrote to her publisher acknowledging that she knew of the publication.
Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672), considered by many scholars to be the first American poet, emigrated to Salem, Massachusetts in 1630. She had no formal education but had constant tutoring provided by her abusive father.
Bradstreet's first posthumous edition. Anne Bradstreet, Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning, a reprint of The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America, published in Boston, Massachusetts (original volume published in London in 1650) with significant additions, including "Contemplations", said to be her best poem; original, full title: "The Tenth Muse, lately Sprung up ...
"Contemplations" is a 17th-century poem by English colonist Anne Bradstreet. The poem's meaning is debated, with some scholars arguing that it is a Puritan religious poem while others argue that it is a Romantic poem.
Anne Bradstreet, America's first significant poet, wrote four quaternions: "Four Seasons" "Four Elements" (Fire, Earth, Water and Air) "Of the Four Humours of Man's Constitution" (sanguine, pragmatic, choleric and melancholic) "Of the Four Ages of Man" (Childhood, Youth, Manhood and Old Age) "The Four Monarchies" (Assyrian, Persian, Grecian ...
Bradstreet feels guilty that she is hurt from losing earthly possessions. It is against her belief that she should feel this way; showing she is a sinner. Her deep puritan beliefs brought her to accept that the loss of material was a spiritually necessary occurrence. She reminds herself that her future, and anything that has value, lies in heaven.
Bradstreet was buried in the Charter Street Burying Ground in Salem. [55] Poetry by his first wife Anne was published in England in 1650, including verses containing expressions of enduring love for her husband. [56] Anne Bradstreet died in 1672; the couple had eight children, of whom seven survived infancy. Their children included Dudley and ...