Anne Bradstreet's 'The Author To Her Book'
Response: The Author to Her Book
In 1650, Anne Bradstreet had her first book of poems, Tenth Muse, unknowingly published by her brother-in-law. Once she saw her work in print, she instantly criticized it, as can be seen in this poem. She uses a metaphor comparing her feelings for her work to an unsatisfied parent for a child. Bradstreet uses and irritated tone to display the discontent theme of The Author to Her Book. Because the “rambling brat” belongs to her, she declares it “irksome in my sight”. If she could, she would have “washed thy face” but upon the correction would create even more mistakes. However, Bradstreet in a mother’s affection sense is protective of her work and wishes it would never had fallen into critics hands in the first
In 1650, Anne Bradstreet had her first book of poems, Tenth Muse, unknowingly published by her brother-in-law. Once she saw her work in print, she instantly criticized it, as can be seen in this poem. She uses a metaphor comparing her feelings for her work to an unsatisfied parent for a child. Bradstreet uses and irritated tone to display the discontent theme of The Author to Her Book. Because the “rambling brat” belongs to her, she declares it “irksome in my sight”. If she could, she would have “washed thy face” but upon the correction would create even more mistakes. However, Bradstreet in a mother’s affection sense is protective of her work and wishes it would never had fallen into critics hands in the first