The Poetry of Freneau (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Philip Freneau
- First Published: 1772
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Literature, Poetry or poets, Eighteenth century, Neoclassicism
Critical Evaluation:
The fact that Freneau’s collected poetic works, at least in a definitive edition, were not published until over a hundred years after he had stirred the American conscience heightens the irony of the title of the best biography of the poet, That Rascal Freneau: A Study in Literary Failure (1941). The phrase comes from George Washington, who more than anyone had occasion to be grateful to Freneau, not only for the several laudatory poems addressed to him but also for lifting soldier morale during the nadir of the Revolution. Freneau’s political...
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