The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 4, Nineteenth-Century Poetry 1800-1910: Nineteenth-century Poetry 1800-1910 v. 4 Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Cambridge History of American Literature: Volume 4, Nineteenth-Century Poetry 1800-1910: Nineteenth-century Poetry 1800-1910 v. 4 Book

In this first complete history of nineteenth-century American poetry, Barbara Packer explores the early Federalist poets; the achievements of Longfellow and Whittier; the distinctive lyric forms developed by Emerson and the Transcendentalists. Shira Wolosky provides a new perspective on the achievement of female poets of the period, of African-American poets, as well as the major canonical figures. The authors of this volume discuss this extraordinary literary achievement in its social and cultural contexts, and recover American poetry of the nineteenth century for our twenty-first century pleasure, profit, and renewed study.Read More

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    The contributors to this volume discuss the extraordinary literary achievement of nineteenth century American poetry in its social and cultural contexts. Key contributions explore the early Federalist poets; the achievements of Longfellow and Whittier; and the distinctive lyric forms developed by Emerson and the Transcendentalists. Another chapter provides a new perspective on the achievement of female poets of the period, including emerging African-American poets, as well as the major canonical figures. Cambridge Histories Online

  • 0521301084
  • 9780521301084
  • 4 November 2004
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 572
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