| John Greenleaf Whittier: Selected Poems: (American Poets Project #10) Contributor(s): Whittier, John Greenleaf (Author) |
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ISBN: 1931082596 ISBN-13: 9781931082594 Publisher: Library of America OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: A devout Quaker who became a passionate poetic spokesman for the antislavery movement, John Greenleaf Whittier (180792) was one of the most beloved American poets of his era. In the years before the Civil War, he campaigned tirelessly against slavery in poems that include Ichabod, his famous denunciation of Daniel Webster for his support of the Fugitive Slave Law. In the long poem Snow-Bound (1866) he created a warm and enthralling portrait of rural life, while such works as Barbara Frietchie and The Barefoot Boy have been enduringly popular. This new selection brings together Whittiers many aspectspolitical, religious, richly descriptiveand reaffirms the emotional honesty and depth of his work. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 811.3 |
| LCCN: 2003060483 |
| Series: American Poets Project |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 4.5" W x 7.8" (0.55 lbs) 230 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A beloved figure in his own era----a household name for such poems as "Barbara Frietchie" and "The Barefoot Boy"--John Greenleaf Whittier remains an emotionally honest, powerfully reflective voice. A Quaker deeply involved in the struggle against slavery (he was harassed by mobs more than once) he enlisted his poetry in the abolitionist cause with such powerful works as "The Hunters of Men," "Song of Slaves in the Desert," and "Ichabod ", his mournful attack on Daniel Webster's betrayal of the anti-slavery cause. Whittier's narrative gift is evident in such perennially popular poems as "Skipper Ireson's Ride" and the Civil War legend "Barbara Frietchie," while in his masterpiece "Snow-Bound" he created a vivid, flavorful portrait of the country life he knew as a child in New England. "His diction is easy, his detail rich and unassuming, his emotion deep," writes editor Brenda Wineapple. "And the shale of his New England landscape reaches outward, promising not relief from pain but a glimpse of a better, larger world." 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. |