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 152
... beautiful Annabel Lee ; And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee ; And so , all the night - tide , I lie down by the side Of my darling , my darling , my life and my bride In her sepulchre there by ...
... beautiful Annabel Lee ; And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee ; And so , all the night - tide , I lie down by the side Of my darling , my darling , my life and my bride In her sepulchre there by ...
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... beautiful gigantic swimmer swimming naked through the eddies of the sea , His brown hair lies close and even to his head . . . . he strikes out with courageous arms . . . . he urges himself with his legs . see his white body . . . . I ...
... beautiful gigantic swimmer swimming naked through the eddies of the sea , His brown hair lies close and even to his head . . . . he strikes out with courageous arms . . . . he urges himself with his legs . see his white body . . . . I ...
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... beautiful and vigorous of the gang , You would wish long and long to be with him .... you would wish to sit by him in the boat that you and he might touch each other . [ 4 ] I have perceived that to be with those I like is enough , To ...
... beautiful and vigorous of the gang , You would wish long and long to be with him .... you would wish to sit by him in the boat that you and he might touch each other . [ 4 ] I have perceived that to be with those I like is enough , To ...
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 |
Common terms and phrases
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 |