Hand-book of American Literature, Historical, Biographical and CriticalAssociated Faculty Press, Incorporated, 1971 - 319 pages |
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... poetry , prose - fiction , history , biography , and criticism - to say nothing of special writings in the several sciences - have been produced within the space of the last thirty - five years ... POETRY, • SECOND PERIOD 1800-1855 POETRY, ·
... poetry , prose - fiction , history , biography , and criticism - to say nothing of special writings in the several sciences - have been produced within the space of the last thirty - five years ... POETRY, • SECOND PERIOD 1800-1855 POETRY, ·
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... poets , or writers of verses , he observes : Their compositions may not deserve much eulogium ; they may merely remodel old images , and repeat old forms of expression ; they may rather reproduce than create ; but their poetry often ...
... poets , or writers of verses , he observes : Their compositions may not deserve much eulogium ; they may merely remodel old images , and repeat old forms of expression ; they may rather reproduce than create ; but their poetry often ...
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... Poetry , though united with the interests of real life and the progress of society , should maintain its own character , and ever remain distinct from dry argument and mere declamation . In his Fable for the Critics , the author seems ...
... Poetry , though united with the interests of real life and the progress of society , should maintain its own character , and ever remain distinct from dry argument and mere declamation . In his Fable for the Critics , the author seems ...
Contents
FIRST PERIOD | 1 |
ROGER WILLIAMS AND HIS TIMES 6 | 6 |
COTTON MATHER AND HIS TIMES 12 | 12 |
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