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In "Poems by William Cullen Bryant," the poet's mastery of Romanticism is showcased through a collection that weaves nature, mortality, and the sublime into a rich tapestry of lyrical beauty. Bryant's distinctive literary style marries elegant diction with vivid imagery, encapsulating the essence of the American landscape and its profound philosophical implications. His works, marked by a contemplative tone and emotional depth, offer reflections on the human experience amidst the grandeur of nature, positioning him as a pivotal figure in the American literary canon during the transcendentalist movement of the 19th century. William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) was an influential American poet, j...
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2008 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Proclaimed by James Fenimore Cooper to be "the author of America," William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878) was one of nineteenth-century America's foremost poets and public intellectuals. In this, the first major biography of Bryant in almost forty years, Gilbert H. Muller reintroduces a quintessential New Yorker who commanded the nation's literary, cultural, urban, and political life for more than half a century. A transplanted Yankee, Bryant arrived on the unpaved streets of Manhattan in the early 1820s and he would soon find himself at the locus of the many political and cultural transformations sweeping Manhattan and the nation. The bedrock of Bryant's ...
"Creates a detailed portrait of the American poet, emphasizing his literary and political achievements which shaped the nation's culture and history." -- Amazon.com
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