The Cambridge History of American Literature, Vol. 4: Nineteenth-Century Poetry, 1800-1910 (The Cambridge History of American Literature)

The contributors to this volume discuss the extraordinary literary achievement of nineteenth century American poetry in its social and cultural contexts. Key contributions explore the early Federalist poets; the achievements of Longfellow and Whittier; and the distinctive lyric forms developed by Emerson and the Transcendentalists. Another chapter provides a new perspective on the achievement of female poets of the period, including emerging African-American poets, as well as the major canonical figures.. Cover 1 Frontmatter 2 THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE Volume 4: 1800–1910 6 CONTENTS 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 9 INTRODUCTION 12 American verse traditions, 1800–1855 20 Preface: reverence and ambition 22 1 Neoclassicism: Comic And Satiric Verse 28 2 Early narrative and lyric 52 3 Transcendentalism 98 4 John Greenleaf Whittier 148 Poetry and public discourse, 1820–1910 156 Preface: the claims of rhetoric 156 1 Modest claims 166 2 Claiming the bible 211 3 Poetic languages 259 4 Plural identities 335 5 Walt Whitman- the office of the poet 373 6 Emily Dickinson- the violence of the imagination 438 CHRONOLOGY, 1800–1910 492 BIBLIOGRAPHY 545 0521301084,9780521301084 Cambridge University Press Multi-volume History Of American Literature. V. 1. 1590-1820 -- V. 2. Prose Writing, 1820-1865 -- V. 3. Prose Writing, 1860-1920 -- V. 4. Nineteenth-century Poetry, 1800-1910 -- V. 5. Poetry And Criticism, 1900-1950 -- V. 6. Prose Writing, 1910-1950 -- V. 7. Prose Writing, 1940-1990 -- V. 8. Poetry And Criticism, 1940-1995. General Editor, Sacvan Bercovitch ; Associate Editor, Cyrus R.k. Patell. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. This multi-volume History marks a new beginning in the study of American literature.