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Book SynopsisThis anthology demonstrates how a succession of canons of American poetry have evolved, with certain poets silenced until the present day, while others who emerged and then faded are ready to be retrieved. This volume covers poetry from its beginnings up to 1900.
Trade Review"It belongs on the shelf of every library and of every individual who understand that the voices of the poets set the moral tone of the US." * Choice *
"By embracing the guiding principle of 'traditions and revolutions,' the editors of this marvelous anthology have produced a rich, exciting text that surprises, engages, and challenges readers like no other such book has done. Its thoughtful inclusiveness, lucid introductions, and helpful notes make it supremely teachable. This work establishes a new benchmark for poetry anthologies." -- Emory Elliott * editor, The Columbia Literary History of the United States *
Table of Contents*DOES NOT INCLUDE POEM TITLES*
Preface
Acknowledgements
PART ONE: PRE-COLUMBIAN PERIOD TO 1800
Introduction
NATIVE-AMERICAN SONGS, RITUAL POETRY, AND LYRIC POETRY (Pre 1492-1800)
GASPAR PÉREZ DE VILLAGRÁ (1555-1620)
ANNE BRADSTREET (ca. 1612-1672)
MICHAEL WIGGLESWORTH (1631-1705)
EDWARD TAYLOR (ca. 1631-1705)
LUCY TERRY (ca. 1730-1821)
PHILIP FRENEAU (1752-1832)
PHILLIS WHEATLEY (ca. 1753-1784)
JOEL BARLOW (1754-1812)
SONGS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND NEW NATION
PART TWO: EARLY TO MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY
Introduction
AFRICAN AMERICAN SLAVE SONGS (1800-1863)
NATIVE-AMERICAN SONGS, RITUAL POETRY, AND LYRIC POETRY (1800-1900)
LYDIA HOWARD HUNTLEY SIGOURNEY (1791-1865)
WILLIAN CULLEN BRYANT (1794-1878)
GEORGE MOSES HORTON (ca. 1797-1883)
JANE JOHNSTON SCHOOLCRAFT [BAME-WA-WA-GE-ZHIK-A-QUAY, WOMAN OF THE STARS RUSHING THROUGH THE SKY] (1800-1841)
SARAH HELEN WHITMAN (1803-1878)
RALPH WALDO EMERSON (1803-1882)
ELIZABETH OAKES SMITH (1806-1893)
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW (1807-1882)
JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER (1807-1892)
EDGAR ALLEN P0E (1809-1849)
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES (1809-1894)
ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865)
MARGARET FULLER (1810-1850)
FRANCES SARGENT LOCKE OSGOOD (1811-1850)
ADA [SARAH LOUISA FORTEN] (ca. 1814-1898)
HENRY DAVID THROEAU (1817-1862)
JULIA WARD HOWE (1819-1910)
HERMAN MELVILLE (1819-1891)
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL (1819-1891)
WALT WHITMAN (1819-1892)
ALICE CARY (1820-1871)
FREDERICK GODDARD TUCKERMAN (1821-1873)
PHOEBE CARY (1824-1871)
FRANCES ELLEN WATKINS HARPER (1825-1911)
MARIA WHITE LOWELL (1827-1853)
ROSE TERRY COOKE (1827-1892)
JOHN ROLLIN RIDGE (1827-1867)
HENRY TIMROD (1828-1867)
HAWAI'IAN PLANTATION WORK SONGS (1825-1930)
JINSHAN GE/SONGS OF GOLD MOUNTAIN (1838-1920)
POPULAR EUROPEAN-AMERICAN SONGS
PART THREE: LATER NINETEENTH CENTURY
Introduction
CORRIDOS (1860s-1930s)
ZARAGOZA CLUBS (1860s)
DEWITT CLINTON DUNCAN [TOO-QUA-STEE] (1829-1909)
HELEN HUNT JACKSON (1830-1885)
EMILY DICKINSON (1830-1886)
ADAH ISSACS MENKEN (ca. 1835-1868)
sARAH M. B. PIATT (1836-1919)
LYDIA KAMAKAEHA [QUEEN LILI'UOKALANI] (1838-1917)
INA COOLBRITH (1841-1928)
SIDNEY LANIER (1842-1881)
EMMA LAZARUS (1849-1887)
SARAH ORNE JEWETT (1849-1909)
ALBERY ALLSON WHITMAN (1851-1901)
EDWIN MARKHAM (1852-1940)
JOSÉ MARTÍ (1853-1895)
ERNEST FRANCISCO FENOLLOSA (1853-1908)
LOUISE IMOGEN GUINEY (1861-1920)
MARY MCNEIL FENOLLOSA (1865-1954)
OWL WOMAN [JUANA MANWELL] (1867-1957)
SADAKICHI HARTMANN (1867-1944)
EDGAR LEE MASTERS (1868-1950)
W.E.B. DU BOIS (1868-1963)
WILLIAM VAUGHN MOODY (1869-1910)
EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON (1869-1935)
STEPHEN CRANE (1871-1900)
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON (1871-1938)
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR (1872-1906)
About the Editors
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