Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672)
- Born in England in 1612, daughter to Thomas Dudley, a clerk
- Married Simon Bradstreet (1603-1697) in 1628 at the age of 16.
- Moved to Boston (The New World) in 1630 with her husband and family
- Considered by many to be the first American poet
- One of the few published female writers at the time
- Published two volumes of poetry
- died in 1672
她的父親是一位伯爵的管家,1622年,起用了剛從Cambridge畢業
的Simon作他的助手,那時Anne剛十歲。不久,Simon和她父親又都
不再為伯爵工作。分別了幾年之後,Anne十六歲時,嫁給了Simon。
所以,對Anne來說,Simon一定是她的初戀情人,加上有宗教的信
仰,兩人相愛,雖然過的是簡單而艱苦的生活(十八歲就來到美國),
卻很幸福。有八個孩子。
所以,為了贏得Anne的愛情,Simon根本不需要做什麼,實在是他
也做不來什麼。因為Anne愛他,所以他就擁有她一切的愛,雖然他
配不配得到,我們不知道。所以,Anne就是神給他的恩賜。
>what did Anne Bradstreet's husband do to deserve all this?
這使我想起李清照(1084-?)來。離別生情添思念,柔腸萬般化新愁。
中國女子原本一點也不少痴情啊。那趙明誠又是何等的運氣?只
可憐命短。Simon君卻是高壽94上才死的。
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