American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century, Vol. 1: Philip

American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century, Vol. 1: Philip Freneau to Walt Whitman
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In nineteenth-century America, poetry was an integral part of everyday life. The two volumes of The Library of Americaâ€™sÂ American Poetry: The Nineteenth CenturyÂ reveal the vigor and diversity of a tradition embracing solitary visionaries and congenial storytellers, humorists and dissidents, songwriters and philosophers. These extraordinary anthologies reassess Americaâ€™s poetic legacy with a comprehensive sweep that no previous anthology has attempted.

Extending chronologically from the classic couplets of Philip Freneau to the pioneering free verse of Walt Whitman, this first volume charts the formation of a distinctly American poetry. Here, in generous selections, are the major figures: Poe, Emerson, Bryant, Longfellow, Whittierâ€”as well as such unexpected contributors as the landscape painter Thomas Cole, the actress Fanny Kemble, and the presidents John Quincy Adams and Abraham Lincoln.

This collection offers the unique opportunity to appreciate anew such classics as Whittierâ€™s â€œSnow-Bound,â€ Bryantâ€™s â€œForest Hymn,â€ and Emersonâ€™s â€œHamatreya,â€ while discovering a world of less familiar pleasures: the mystical sonnets of Jones Very, the Romantic fantasias of Maria Gowen Brooks, the stirring political poems of Joel Barlow and John Pierpont, and the somber and undervalued late lyrics of Longfellow.

Woven among the poetry of the early nineteenth century is a wealth of popular ballads, recitations, and songs both secular and religious: â€œHome, Sweet Home,â€ â€œA Visit from St. Nicholas,â€ â€œIt Came Upon the Midnight Clear,â€ â€œBattle Hymn of the Republic.â€ From Lydia Maria Childâ€™s Thanksgiving poem (â€œOver the river and through the woodâ€) to George Pope Morrisâ€™s â€œThe Oakâ€ (â€œWoodman, spare that tree!â€), these pages ring with the phrases that have become part of the national memory.

Unprecedented in its textual authority, the anthology includes newly researched biographical sketches of each poet, a year-by-year chronology of poets and poetry from 1800 to 1900, and extensive notes.

LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nationâ€™s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, Americaâ€™s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
Country USA
Brand Library of America
Manufacturer Library of America
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780940450608
Color Black
ReleaseDate 1993-10-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780940450608

Country	USA
Brand	Library of America
Manufacturer	Library of America
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780940450608
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	1993-10-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780940450608

American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century, Vol. 1: Philip Freneau to Walt Whitman

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