The Poetry of Bryant (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Cullen Bryant
- First Published: 1808
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Nature, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Poetry or poets, God, Romanticism
Critical Evaluation:
William Cullen Bryant was one of the first authentic voices of the Romantic Movement in America. At his best, he combined the essential simplicity and emotion of a romantic with careful observation of and allegiance to the world of nature about him. His poems demonstrate this minute observation and this simple care, fashioned into verse that is clear, sometimes moving, and easily communicated.
Bryant was a precocious boy who demonstrated an early interest in politics and literature. In 1808, before he was fourteen years old, his first volume of...
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