Gale Researcher Guide for: Nature and Romanticism in the Poetry of William Cullen Bryant

Gale Researcher Guide for: Nature and Romanticism in the Poetry of William Cullen Bryant
Author: Andrew Galloway
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 11
Release:
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1535848332

Gale Researcher Guide for: Nature and Romanticism in the Poetry of William Cullen Bryant is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.

Gale Researcher Guide for: American Romanticism in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Poetry

Gale Researcher Guide for: American Romanticism in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Poetry
Author: Christopher N. Phillips
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 9
Release:
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1535847646

Gale Researcher Guide for: American Romanticism in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Poetry is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.

Thanatopsis

Thanatopsis
Author: William Cullen bryant
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2024-02-29
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

"Thanatopsis" is a renowned poem written by William Cullen Bryant, an American poet and editor of the 19th century. First published in 1817 when Bryant was just 17 years old, the poem is considered one of the early masterpieces of American literature. In "Thanatopsis," Bryant explores themes related to death and nature, contemplating the idea of mortality and the interconnectedness of life and death. The title, derived from the Greek words "thanatos" (death) and "opsis" (view), suggests a meditation on the contemplation of death. The poem begins with an invocation to nature, portraying it as a grand and eternal force. Bryant expresses the idea that death is a natural part of the cycle of life, and all living things ultimately return to the earth. He emphasizes the consoling and unifying aspects of death, encouraging readers to view it as a peaceful and harmonious process. "Thanatopsis" reflects the Romantic literary movement's appreciation for nature and its role in shaping human perspectives. Bryant's eloquent language and profound reflections on mortality contribute to the enduring appeal of the poem.

The Prairies

The Prairies
Author: Dawn Hachenski
Publisher:
Total Pages: 6
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Artists' books
ISBN: 9781893125544

The Prairies is a rumination on the past, what was a pristine landscape transformed into an ecosystem endangered by the sins of our fathers. The text is comprised of a timeline of historical facts describing the demise of the landscape and stanzas from the poem "The Prairies" by William Cullen Bryant celebrating the plains.

Isaac Asimov's Book of Science and Nature Quotations

Isaac Asimov's Book of Science and Nature Quotations
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Grove Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 1988
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781555841119

Gathers quotations about agriculture, anthropology, astronomy, the atom, energy, engineering, genetics, medicine, physics, science and society, and research

Re-Scripting Walt Whitman

Re-Scripting Walt Whitman
Author: Ed Folsom
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1405144688

This introductory guide to Walt Whitman weaves together thewriter’s life with an examination of his works. · An innovative introductory guide to Walt Whitman. · Weaves together the writer’s life with anexamination of his works. · Focuses especially on Whitman’s evolvingmasterpiece Leaves of Grass. · Examines the material conditions and products ofWhitman’s “scripted life”, including his originalmanuscripts. · Investigates Whitman’s “life in print”– his belief that he could literally embody himself in hisbooks. · Linked to a large electronic archive of Whitman’swork at www.whitmanarchive.org

Corcoran Gallery of Art

Corcoran Gallery of Art
Author: Corcoran Gallery of Art
Publisher: Lucia Marquand
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Painting
ISBN: 9781555953614

This authoritative catalogue of the Corcoran Gallery of Art's renowned collection of pre-1945 American paintings will greatly enhance scholarly and public understanding of one of the finest and most important collections of historic American art in the world. Composed of more than 600 objects dating from 1740 to 1945.

The Language of Conservation

The Language of Conservation
Author: Jane Preston
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Conservation of natural resources
ISBN: 9780988862500

"This volume tells the story of an alliance between key institutions in six cities. It traces a ground-breaking collaboration between libraries and zoos working together to bring one of humanity's geatest tools--poetic language--to the service of conservation."--Page 4 of cover