Curated OER
The Puritans
Puritans, their origins, their beliefs, and values are the subject of a presentation that could be used to introduce viewers to early American history or literature. The PowerPoint could also serve as a model for group projects and would...
Curated OER
Annotated Timeline of The American Literary Movement
How did literature evolve in America? This presentation briefly covers the transition from Puritan American all the way until today's Contemporary Period. Key figures from each time period are introduced, and a brief overview of each...
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of Anne Bradstreet
Biographical information about Anne Bradstreet's life. Includes details about her works and their publication history. Includes a brief bibliography and the text of eleven of her works.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Beginnings of American Verse
Describes the beginnings of American poetry, beginning with a publication in 1610. Click through the 18 sections to get the full picture. Extracted from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Utopian Promise: Anne Bradstreet
English immigrant in the New World, Anne Bradstreet became an acclaimed poet of Puritan New England. Click on "Anne Bradstreet Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: Anne Bradstreet (1612 1672)
This resource presents a detailed biography of Anne Bradstreet, an important early American poet. Includes links to the full text of many of her poems and an audio of the poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband".
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Anne Bradstreet
Basic biographical information about Anne Bradstreet, one of the first poets to write English verse in the American colonies. Content includes two of her poems: "The Prologue" and "To My Dear and Loving Husband."
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Anne Bradstreet
Biographical information and details about the themes and style of Bradstreet's poetry. Includes quotations from her poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband."
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Oliver Wendell Holmes Biography
Ths Bibliomania site provides a biography of the 19th century American poet Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894). Discusses his ancestry, childhood, education, and career in medicine and literature. Includes analyses of his works and a...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Edward Taylor
This resource presents a brief overview of the life, works, and poetic style of Edward Taylor.
Georgetown University
Heath Online Instructor's Guide: Anne Bradstreet
Here are some ideas for approaching and studying the writing of Anne Bradstreet (1612?-1672 CE). This study guide offers themes, issues, and literary styles to look for and examine while reading Bradstreet's work.
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet
This is the original, online PDF text of the poem "To My Dear And Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: "To My Dear and Loving Husband"
Full text of Anne Bradstreet's poem, "To My Dear and Loving Husband." Contains notes on poetic form and publication history.
Other
Eng 223: American Literature Before 1865
Online syllabus for a college Pre-Civil War American Literature class with links to information about each class lesson. These lessons contain some good teaching ideas and background information about a number of famous authors, much of...
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University: Biography of Anne Bradstreet by Ann Woodlief
Contains a very good biography of Anne Bradstreet. The site contains one picture of a painting as well.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Anne Bradstreet
Selected poems from the "Tenth Muse" as well as a brief biography and suggestions for further reading are offered here.
ThoughtCo
About: Classic Lit: "Upon the Burning of Our House" by Anne Bradstreet
This is the text of the poem "Upon the Burning of Our House - July 10th, 1666" by Anne Bradstreet, (1612-1672).
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Early American Literature: "Verses Upon the Burning of Our House"
"Verses upon the Burning of our House" (July 10, 1666) is a poem by Anne Bradstreet. She wrote it to express the traumatic loss of her home and most of her material. However, she expands the understanding that God had taken them away in...
CommonLit
Common Lit: To My Dear and Loving Husband
A learning module that begins with the poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Early American and Colonial Period to 1776
Background information about the literary traditions of the pre-Colonial and Colonial period. Includes information about Native American oral traditions and Native American cultures. Follow the links to the Early American era and to...
Virginia Commonwealth University
Vcu: "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet
The full text of the poem, "To My Dear and Loving Husband." Scroll over certain words in the text and a popup box of study notes pertaining that word (or line) appears.
University of Maryland
Early Americas Digital Archive: Another
The complete text of Anne Bradstreet's poem "Another" written in 1867.
University of Maryland
Early Americas Digital Archive: Another
The complete text of Anne Bradstreet's poem "Another" published in 1867.
University of Maryland
Early Americas Digital Archive: Author to Her Book
The complete text of Anne Bradstreet's poem "The Author to her Book" published in 1867.