The Bridge (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Hart Crane
- First Published: 1930
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Epic
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: History
- Locales: New York, NY
Places Discussed
*Brooklyn Bridge. Steel suspension bridge connecting New York City’s boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn that opened in 1883. Considered a masterpiece of modern architecture and engineering, it serves Crane’s poem as a symbol of unimaginable, divinelike power, as well as a bridge to the past, the America of Crane’s time, and to the future. Crane opens with a paean, or hymn of praise, to the bridge, While composing this poem, Crane rented the apartment in Columbia Heights from which the bridge’s designer, John Augustus Roebling, had overseen its...
[The entire page is 672 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
See Also
