American Poetry: The 19th Century Vol 2: Herman Melville to Trumbull Stickney, American Indian Poetry, Folk Songs and Spirituals
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American Poetry: The 19th Century Vol 2: Herman Melville to Trumbull Stickney, American Indian Poetry, Folk Songs and Spirituals
From the lyrics of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson to folk ballads and moving spirituals, one of our greatest cultural legacies is the distinctly American poetry that arose in the 19th-century United States. This anthology reveals for the first time the full beauty and diversity of that tradition. This second volume extends from the monumental mid-century achievements of Melville and Dickinson to the modernist stirrings of Stephen Crane and E.A. Robinson. Pioneering African-American poets, popular humorists, poems of the Civil War and western migration are here alongside such neglected pleasures as the eloquent lyricism of Emma Lazarus and the exquisite fin de sihcle verse of Trumbull Stickney. Special features include American Indian Poetry in 19th-century versions and a rich gathering of folk poetry: railroad and outlaw ballads, dance songs, spirituals, and much more. Contains newly researched biographical sketches of each poet, a chronology of poets and poetry, and extensive notes. 'For anyone whose love of poetry is more than a decade deep, this is essential reading.'-The Nation
