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... chapter focuses upon the biographical aspects ; only the concluding chapter is concerned with placing Bryant within the context of the American literary tradition as a whole . And the closer look at the poems made possible by this book ...
... chapter focuses upon the biographical aspects ; only the concluding chapter is concerned with placing Bryant within the context of the American literary tradition as a whole . And the closer look at the poems made possible by this book ...
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... chapter will demonstrate , poems such as " The Death of Lincoln , " " The Death of Slavery , " and especially " October , 1866 " have their own kind of effectiveness . There are also some remarkable lines and passages in poems that are ...
... chapter will demonstrate , poems such as " The Death of Lincoln , " " The Death of Slavery , " and especially " October , 1866 " have their own kind of effectiveness . There are also some remarkable lines and passages in poems that are ...
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... Chapter Three 1. " Thanatopsis " ( 1815-1821 ; North American Review , 1817 ; Poems , 1821 ) . The dating of this poem is discussed subsequently in this chapter . The basic points regarding Bryant's revision of " Thanatopsis ” can be ...
... Chapter Three 1. " Thanatopsis " ( 1815-1821 ; North American Review , 1817 ; Poems , 1821 ) . The dating of this poem is discussed subsequently in this chapter . The basic points regarding Bryant's revision of " Thanatopsis ” can be ...
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