The Canon Library

Early Modern ยท Poetry

The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America

by Anne Bradstreet. A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Anne Bradstreet, centered on family, faith, mortality; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.

Date
1650
Origin
Colonial America
Era
Early Modern
Genre
Poetry
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Anne Bradstreet, centered on family, faith, mortality; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of full-canon expansion: traditional, modern, revised, and genre canons. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.