17th- and 18th-Century Poems by Women
This class project is a collection of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century verse by women, focusing first on women as writers. It has been coordinated by the students' teacher, Tonya Howe.
Genre(s): Anthologies
Language: English
Keyword(s): poetry (1793), women (90), verse (35), seventeenth century (14), eighteenth century (11), women's writing (1), themed collection (1)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | 'The Prologue,' by Anne Bradstreet | thowe |
00:02:41 |
| Play 02 | 'The Author to Her Book,' by Anne Bradstreet | thowe |
00:02:02 |
| Play 03 | 'The Poetess's Hasty Resolution,' by Margaret Cavendish | thowe |
00:01:26 |
| Play 04 | 'To the Fair Clarinda, Who Made Love to Me, Imagined More than Woman,' by Aphra Behn | thowe |
00:01:44 |
| Play 05 | 'The Disappointment,' by Aphra Behn | thowe |
00:06:03 |
| Play 06 | 'To My Lord Colrane, In Answer to His Complemental Verses Sent Me Under the Name of Cleanor,' by Anne Killigrew | thowe |
00:02:18 |
| Play 07 | 'The Rights of Woman,' by Anna Letitia Barbauld | thowe |
00:02:07 |