Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The nineteenth centuryEric L. Haralson, John Hollander Taylor & Francis, 1998 - 536页 A reference companion to the two-volume anthology American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century published in 1993. Essays focus on the works in that collection and furnish not only useful facts and dates, biographical background, and information on the provenance of the poetry, but a critical discussion of the formal features, literary- historical significance, and cultural relevance of the verses being addressed. Also covers many more works per author. Entries are arranged alphabetically and presented in a two-column format. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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