American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century, Vol. 2: Herman Melville To Stickney, American Indian Poetry, Folk Songs And Spirituals,Used

This Second Volume Of The Library Of Americas Twovolume Collection Of Nineteenthcentury American Poetry Follows The Evolution Of American Poetry From The Monumental Midcentury Achievements Of Herman Melville And Emily Dickinson To The Modernist Stirrings Of Stephen Crane And Edwin Arlington Robinson. The Cataclysm Of The Civil Warreflected In Fervent Antislavery Protests, In Marching Songs And Poetic Calls To Arms, And In Muted Postbellum Expressions Of Grief And Reconciliationushered In A Period Of Accelerating Change And Widening Regional Perspectives.Here Too Are The Pioneering Africanamerican Poets (Frances Harper, Albery Allson Whitman, Paul Laurence Dunbar); Popular Humorists (James Whitcomb Riley, Eugene Field); Writers Embodying Americas Newfound Cosmopolitanism (Edith Wharton, George Santayana); And Extravagant Selfmythologizing Figures Who Could Have Existed Nowhere Else, Like The Actress Adah Isaacs Menken And The Frontier Poet Joaquin Miller.Parodies, Dialect Poems, Song Lyrics, And Childrens Verse Evoke The Liveliness Of An Era When Poetry Was Accessible To All. Here Are Poems That Played A Crucial Role In American Public Life, Whether To Arouse The National Conscience (Edwin Markhams The Man With The Hoe) Or To Memorialize The Golden Age Of The National Pastime (Ernest Lawrence Thayers Casey At The Bat).An Entire Section Of This Volume Is Devoted To American Indian Poetry In Nineteenthcentury Versions, Making Availablesome For The First Time Since Their Initial Publicationan Astonishing Range Of Translations And Adaptations: Ojibwa Healing Rituals, The Songs Of The Ghost Dance Religion, Zuni Mythological Narratives, Chants From The Kwakiutl Winter Ceremonial. Also Included Is A Generous Selection From Americas Rich Heritage Of Anonymous Folk Songs, Ballads, And Hymns.Unprecedented In Its Textual Authority, The Anthology Includes Newly Researched Biographical Sketches Of Each Poet, A Yearbyyear Chronology Of Poets And Poetry From 1800 To 1900, And Extensive Notes.Library Of America Is An Independent Nonprofit Cultural Organization Founded In 1979 To Preserve Our Nations Literary Heritage By Publishing, And Keeping Permanently In Print, Americas Best And Most Significant Writing. The Library Of America Series Includes More Than 300 Volumes To Date, Authoritative Editions That Average 1,000 Pages In Length, Feature Cloth Covers, Sewn Bindings, And Ribbon Markers, And Are Printed On Premium Acidfree Paper That Will Last For Centuries.