ColonialAmericanLiterature(美国文学).pptVIP

Three major poets in colonial period: Anne Bradstreet Michael Wigglesworth Edward Taylor 1. Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) the first noted poetess in colonial period Anne Bradstreet’s Works“Some verses on the Burning of Our House”“The Spirit and the Flesh”The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America Anne Bradstreet’s Life* She was born and educated in England.* At the age of 18, she came to America in 1630 with her father and husband. * She had 8 children.* She became known as the “Tenth Muse” who appeared in America. the first collection published by English colonists living in America Ann