The Poems of William Cullen Bryant: The Easton Press 1981

Description: The Poems of William Cullen Bryant: The Easton Press 1981. Book is in excellent condition, like new. Bound in Genuine Leather. Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The end sheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. First Easton Press Edition. Collector's Edition. Book dimensions: 6- 1/2 x 1- 3/8 x 10- 1/4 inches.Pages: 298.Weight: 2.3 lbs. William Cullen Bryant was an American Romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. His nature-inspired poetry often reflected themes of morality, mortality, and the grandeur of the natural world. His work helped to establish the Romantic movement in American literature and profoundly influenced a generation of American poets. Bryant's writing often used precise imagery and a formal, elevated style characteristic of the Romantic era. He believed that nature held spiritual and moral truths and sought to convey these through his poetry. His focus on natural themes and his exploration of the human condition alongside nature's beauty resonated with readers and fellow poets alike. Many of Bryant's contemporaries, including James Fenimore Cooper and Washington Irving, were similarly exploring uniquely American themes in their writing. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, another prominent Romantic poet, shared Bryant's fascination with nature and similarly incorporated themes of morality and spirituality into his work. Bryant's influence can be seen in the works of these authors and many others who followed, solidifying his place as a pivotal figure in the development of American literature.

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