The Letters of William Cullen Bryant : Volume I, 1809-1836 /

This is the only collection ever made of Bryant's letters, two-thirds of which have never before been printed. Their publication was foreseen by the late Allan Nevin as "one of the most important and stimulating enterprises contributory to the enrichment of the nation's cultural and p...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors:	Bryant, William Cullen (Editor), Voss, Thomas G. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Bryant, William Cullen, > 1794-1878 > Correspondence. Bryant, William Cullen, > 1794-1878 Poets, American > 19th century > Correspondence. Asher Durand. Edgar Allan Poe. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Journalist. Letters. Massachusetts. National Academy of Design. New York City. New York Evening Post. Orator. Poetry. Political Journalism. Robert Weir. Satire. Tales of Glauber-Spa. Thanatopsis. The Talisman. Thomas Cole. Walt Whitman. William Cullen Bryant. Poètes américains > 19e siècle > Correspondance. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General. Poets, American 1800-1899 Electronic books. Personal correspondence
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Key to Manuscript Sources
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Editorial Plan
Bryant Chronology, 1794-1836
Bryant's Correspondents, 1809-1836
I. Student of Life and the Law: 1809-1815 (LETTERS 1 TO 33)
II. Following Two Professions: 1816-1821 (LETTERS 34 TO 80)
III. The Roads Diverge: 1822-1825 (LETTERS 81 TO 127)
IV. Sitting in Judgment: 1825-1827 (LETTERS 128 TO 194)
V . Fellow in the Arts: 1828-1831 (LETTERS 195 TO 222)
VI. Journalist, Poet, Traveler: 1831-1834 (LETTERS 223 TO 287)
VII. Proud Old World: 1834-1836 (LETTERS 288 TO 314)
Abbreviations and Short Titles
Index