Poetry of the American Renaissance: A Diverse Anthology from the Romantic PeriodPaul Kane This anthology, the most comprehensive available in a single volume, brings together all of the major poets of the American Renaissance along with many lesser-known poets now being rediscovered. A critical introduction situated the poetry in its historical context, informative headnotes introduce each poet, and notes to the poems provide helpful explanations to unusual words and references. This anthology, for the first time, presents the brilliant poetic legacy of the American Renaissance in a convenient and accessible format. |
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Page 110
... Darkness be stronger in the dark , so Good Spirits which be Angels of Light are augmented not only by the Divine light of the Sun , but also by our common Wood Fire : and as the celestial Fire drives away dark spirits , so also this our ...
... Darkness be stronger in the dark , so Good Spirits which be Angels of Light are augmented not only by the Divine light of the Sun , but also by our common Wood Fire : and as the celestial Fire drives away dark spirits , so also this our ...
Page 207
... dark . Sure no one underneath the moon Can whisper to so soft a tune : The hours would flit from dusk to dawn Lighter than dews upon the lawn With him , so late , so dark . But , should there break a day of need Those hands will try no ...
... dark . Sure no one underneath the moon Can whisper to so soft a tune : The hours would flit from dusk to dawn Lighter than dews upon the lawn With him , so late , so dark . But , should there break a day of need Those hands will try no ...
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... Darker than the colorless beards of old men , Dark to come from under the faint red roofs of mouths . OI perceive after all so many uttering tongues ! And I perceive they do not come from the roofs of mouths for nothing . I wish I could ...
... Darker than the colorless beards of old men , Dark to come from under the faint red roofs of mouths . OI perceive after all so many uttering tongues ! And I perceive they do not come from the roofs of mouths for nothing . I wish I could ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION BY PAUL KANE | 23 |
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT 17941878 | 30 |
MARIA GOWEN BROOKS 1794?1845 | 39 |
Copyright | |
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Poetry of the American Renaissance: A Diverse Anthology From The Romantic Period Various No preview available - 2012 |
Poetry of the American Renaissance: A Diverse Anthology from the Romantic Period Paul Kane No preview available - 1995 |
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American American Renaissance angels beautiful beneath bird blood bloom born breath Brooks child clouds dark dead death Dickinson door doth dreams earth Edgar Allan Poe Emerson Emily Dickinson eyes father feet Fireside Poets flowers Frederick Goddard Tuckerman gaze GEORGE MOSES HORTON grass grave gray Greek mythology hand Harvard hath Hawthorne hear heard heart Heaven Henry David Thoreau HENRY HOWARD BROWNELL hills hour land leaves light living Longfellow look MARIA GOWEN BROOKS Melville Menken moon mother never night o'er ocean once pass Phoebe Cary poems poet poetry published river shadows shore sing sleep song soul sound spirit stars stood sweet tears thee thine Thoreau thou thought Timrod transcendentalist verse voice waves Whitman Whittier wild William Ellery Channing wind woman women wood word writing Zóphiël
References to this book
Sight & Sound: Naturbilder in der englischen und amerikanischen Romantik Frank Mehring Limited preview - 2001 |