Poems and meditations / Anne Bradstreet ; edited by Margaret Olofson Thickstun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bradstreet, Anne, 1612?-1672, author.

Contributor:

Thickstun, Margaret Olofson, 1956- editor.

Series:

Other voice in early modern Europe. Toronto series ; 69.

Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies (Series) ; v. 563.

The other voice in early modern Europe. The Toronto series ; 69

Medieval and renaissance texts and studies ; volume 563

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

American poetry.

American poetry--Colonial period.

American prose literature--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

American prose literature.

American prose literature--Colonial period.

Physical Description:

xix, 379 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tempe, AZ : ACMRS, 2019.

Summary:

"The extant literary productions of Anne Bradstreet (1612?-1672), an English language poet living in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Encompasses poetry on science, ancient history, English Civil Wars, religious subjects, and domestic life; and short prose meditations on religious life"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America (1650) p. 39

To Her Most Honored Father Thomas Dudley, Esquire, these humbly presented p. 42

The Prologue p. 44

The Four Elements p. 46

Of the Four Humors in Man's Constitution p. 63

The Four Ages of Man p. 82

The Four Seasons of the Year p. 97

The Four Monarchies p. 106

The Assyrian being the first p. 106

The Second Monarchy, being the Persian p. 125

The Third Monarchy was the Grecian p. 153

The Roman Monarchy, being the Fourth p. 203

A Dialogue between Old England and New, concerning their present troubles, Anno 1642 p. 207

An Elegy upon that Honorable and renowned Knight, Sir Philip Sidney p. 219

In honor of Du Bartas, 1641 p. 225

In honor of that High and Mighty Princess, Queen Elizabeth, of most happy memory p. 229

David's Lamentation for Saul and Jonathan, 2 Samuel 1:19 p. 235

Of the Vanity of All Worldly Creatures p. 237

Part 2 Poems Added to Several Poems (1678) p. 239

An Elegy upon that Honorable and renowned Knight Sir Philip Sidney [alternate version] p. 242

An Apology [added following "The Four Monarchies"] p. 246

Poems the editors of Several Poems inserted between "David's Lamentation" and "Of the Vanity of All Worldly Things" p. 247

To the Memory of My Dear and Ever Honored Father, Thomas Dudley, Esquire p. 247

An Epitaph on My Dear and Ever Honored Mother, Mistress Dorothy Dudley p. 250

Contemplations p. 251

The Flesh and the Spirit p. 260

Poems following the text of The Tenth Muse p. 265

The Author to Her Book p. 265

Several other Poems ... which she never meant should come to public view p. 266

Upon a Fit of Sickness, Anno 1632, Aetatis Suae 19 p. 266

Upon Some Distemper of the Body p. 268

Before the Birth of One of Her Children p. 269

To My Dear and Loving Husband p. 270

A Letter to Her Husband, Absent upon Public Employment p. 271

Another ("Phoebus make haste") p. 272

Another ("As loving Hind") p. 274

To Her Father with Some Verses p. 276

In Reference to Her Children, 23 June 1659 p. 277

In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet p. 280

In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Anne Bradstreet p. 281

On My Dear Grandchild Simon Bradstreet p. 282

To the Memory of My Dear Daughter-in-law, Mistress Mercy Bradstreet p. 283

Part 3 Poems and Meditations from the Andover Manuscript p. 285

Material in Anne Bradstreet's handwriting For My Dear Son Simon Bradstreet p. 287

Meditations Divine and Moral p. 287

Material in Simon Bradstreet's handwriting To My Dear Children p. 304

My Dear Children p. 305

[Here follow several occasional meditations] p. 310

"By night, when others soundly slept" p. 310

For deliverance from a fever p. 311

From another sore fit p. 312

Deliverance from a fit of fainting p. 314

Meditations when my soul hath been refreshed p. 315

July 8, 1656 p. 316

"What God is like to him I serve" p. 317

"My soul, rejoice thou in thy God" p. 318

August 28, 1656 p. 319

May 11, 1657 p. 320

May 13, 1657 p. 321

September 30, 1657 p. 322

Upon My Son Samuel, His Going for England, November 6, 1657 p. 323

May 11, 1661 p. 324

"My thankful heart with glorying tongue" p. 325

For the Restoration of my Dear Husband from a Burning Ague, June 1st, 1661 p. 326

Upon My Daughter Hannah Wiggin, Her Recovery from a Dangerous Fever p. 327

On My Son's Return Out of England, July 17, 1661 p. 328

Upon My Dear and Loving Husband, His Going into England, January 16, 1661 p. 330

In My Solitary Hours in My Dear Husband's Absence p. 332

In Thankful Acknowledgement for the Letters I Received from My Husband Out of England p. 334

In Thankful Remembrance for My Dear Husband's Safe Arrival, September 3, 1662 p. 335

[Here follow some verses upon the burning of our house, July 10th, 1666, Copied out of a loose paper.] p. 336

"In silent night, when rest I took" p. 336

Material in Anne Bradstreet's handwriting "As weary pilgrim, now at rest" p. 338.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Bradstreet, Anne, 1612?-1672, author. Poems and meditations

ISBN:

9780866986212

0866986219

OCLC:

1096234056