Journal article
The Influence of Anne Bradstreet's Innovative Errors
Early American literature, Vol.48(1), pp.1-27
01/01/2013
DOI: 10.1353/eal.2013.0008
Abstract
In the face of such certain criticism, the only question that seems to remain is why, if Bradstreet is so clearly a poet who can only be valued by her sociological role, do we continue to force generations of young readers to toil through her "tedious" Quaternions? Since the days of Berrymans equivocal homage, an impressive mass of critics have come to Bradstreets rescue, arguing that she developed a simple but vibrant style that is expressive in its terse revelations. According to these critics, Bradstreet shines only when she breaks with the masculin- ist conventions of Renaissance poetry by writing "homespun" lyrics about intimate, domestic scenes and asserting a female subjectivity that yearns to free itself from the chains of early modern verse.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Influence of Anne Bradstreet's Innovative Errors
- Creators
- Louisa Hall
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Early American literature, Vol.48(1), pp.1-27
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- DOI
- 10.1353/eal.2013.0008
- ISSN
- 0012-8163
- eISSN
- 1534-147X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- English
- Record Identifier
- 9984397928302771
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