PASSING THE TORCH: AMERICAN VERSE, 1661-1670.

The article discusses American poetry from 1661-1670. A brief overview of several notable developments in 1660 is provided, including John Eliot's released of the first Bible printed in America and New Amsterdam's surrender to the English rule. Some notable written accomplishments of the period incl...

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Published in:	Sensations Magazine no. 16; pp. 50 - 153
Main Author:	MESSINEO, DAVID
Format:	Article
Published:	Sensations Magazine Fall1997
Subjects:	Poetry (Literary form) Eliot, John, 1604-1690 Bible Day of Doom, The (Poem) Oroonoko (Poem) Wigglesworth, Michael Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689 United States
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