Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Before Manhattan spoke English, it sang in Dutch. Hear New York’s first voices. In this poetry translations anthology, Henry C. Murphy gathers translated Dutch poetry from the New Netherland Dutch poets who lived and wrote along the Hudson, shaping an intimate record of a young province at the edge of empire.Part literary cabinet, part historian’s notebook, this early American poetry collection pairs verse with a poet biographies collection and memoirs that place each writer within the streets, churches, and trading posts of the New Netherland colony. The result is a rare bridge between Dutch literature in America and the making of early New York literature: devotional pieces, occasional poems, and civic sentiments that illuminate Dutch colonial history and the texture of 17th century New York. Readers drawn to ancestry, place, and language will relish its atmosphere; those pursuing American history research will value its documentary care, and it sits naturally on a colonial studies classroom shelf beside primary sources. Murphy, a respected nineteenth-century editor and public servant, translates with an ear for cadence while keeping the period flavour intact. For collectors of Americana and Dutch studies, the book offers a focused window into settlement, faith, and civic life, revealing how European forms adapted to a new landscape and a new society on New Netherland’s riverfront.Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.
