ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

PURITAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the name of the book of Anne Bradstreet’s poems?
A
“A Good Puritan Woman”
B
“The Twelfth Muse”
C
“The Tenth Muse”
D
“The Goodye Wife”
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Tenth Muse, lately Sprung up in America is a 1650 book of poetry by Anne Bradstreet. It was Bradstreet’s only work published in her lifetime.

Detailed explanation-2: -Anne Bradstreet was not only the first English-speaking, North American poet, but she was also the first American, woman poet to have her works published. In 1650, without her knowledge, Bradstreet’s brother-in-law had many of her poems published in a collection called The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up In America.

Detailed explanation-3: -her works titled the tenth muse lately sprung up in america written in 1650 show the characteristics, themes, and style associated with this movement. Describes anne bradstreet as the first woman poet in england’s north american colonies to be published.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bradstreet’s first volume of poetry was The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America, published in 1650. It was met with a positive reception in both the Old World and the New World.

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