Poets of the Civil War: (American Poets Project #15)Writers on both sides of the American Civil War “brought to the crisis” (in editor J. D. McClatchys’ words) “poetry’s unique ability to stir the emotions, to freeze the moment, to sweep the scene with a panoramic lens and suddenly swoop in for a close-up of suffering or courage.” This vibrant collection brings together the most memorable and enduring work inspired by the conflict: the masterpieces of Whitman and Melville, Sidney Lanier on the death of Stonewall Jackson, the anti-slavery poems of Longfellow and Whittier, the front-line narratives of Henry Howard Brownell and John W. De Forest, the anthems of Julia Ward Howe and James Ryder Randall. Grief, indignation, pride, courage, patriotic fervor, ultimately reconciliation and healing: the poetry of the Civil War evokes unforgettably the emotions that roiled America in its darkest hour. About the American Poets Project Elegantly designed in compact editions, printed on acid-free paper, and textually authoritative, the American Poets Project makes available the full range of the American poetic accomplishment, selected and introduced by today’s most discerning poets and critics. |
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... front , they say . Little Giffen was up and away ; A tear - his first - as he bade good - by , Dimmed the glint of his steel - blue eye . " I'll write , if spared ! " There was news of the fight ; But none of Giffen . He did not write ...
... front , they say . Little Giffen was up and away ; A tear - his first - as he bade good - by , Dimmed the glint of his steel - blue eye . " I'll write , if spared ! " There was news of the fight ; But none of Giffen . He did not write ...
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... front of victory , Or , at their life - blood's noble cost Pay for a battle nobly lost , Claim from their monumental beds The bitterest tears a nation sheds . Beneath yon lonely mound - the spot By all save some fond few forgot- Lie the ...
... front of victory , Or , at their life - blood's noble cost Pay for a battle nobly lost , Claim from their monumental beds The bitterest tears a nation sheds . Beneath yon lonely mound - the spot By all save some fond few forgot- Lie the ...
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... Front A street in country town at midnight time : Above , the harvest moon ; below , the earth War - stricken , desolate . On either side Is utter ruin ; here , by flame that left But whitened remnants , -there , yet sorrier In shops ...
... Front A street in country town at midnight time : Above , the harvest moon ; below , the earth War - stricken , desolate . On either side Is utter ruin ; here , by flame that left But whitened remnants , -there , yet sorrier In shops ...
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WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT 17941878 | 1 |
WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS 18061870 | 8 |
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER 18071892 | 17 |
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