The Author to Her Book by Anne Bradstreet

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Uploaded by on Nov 5, 2008

This is a reading and brief explanation of Bradstreet's poem "The Author to Her Book" and is intended for educational use only.

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  • can someone please help me with the last line i still dont get it

    "which caused her thus to send thee out of door"

  • The last line likely refers to the status of her manuscript when it left her hands. In other words, it was not as good as she would have liked. Remember that this poem is about her poetry, not a literal child. All though the poem she talks about how her poetry (the child) is not as good as she would have liked. The line just above the last one refers to Bradstreet as "poor." This may refer to money, but it also likely refers to her own estimation of her writing skills, poor in her eyes.

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  • Hello, I would just like to say-- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. You've really helped me a lot!

    Please continue!

    *Sparklevim

  • This was amazing, very helpful and very informative. Any other videos like this on other poem/ prose passages?

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  • This was better than my teacher explaining it to me. You really broke it down very well. You are well educated and much needed. Thanks for your help.

  • thank you very much!

    extremely helpful 

  • Very helpful, thank you, great explanation.

  • @EnglishGuyinTexas

    thankyou so much, i hav a ap poetry forum tomorrow and my poem is this,

    but i keep gettin confuse with the last line

  • Really Healpfull!!! Thanks

  • Much appreciated!! It really helped. Thoroughly explained

  • Im trying to figure out who and when it was painted the portrait of anne bradstreet where she is sitting at a table wearing a black and white dress and bonnet. do you have any idea?

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