Selected and Analyzed Modern American Poetry

Author: Yuan Rujuan
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: The history of American poetry is very short because the history of America is not long. However, since the 13 states of North America separated from their mother country—Britain—in 1776, this vibrant and energetic young nation quickly developed and prospered, making its people proud. Similarly, American poetry quickly broke away from British poetry, especially the conventions of Victorian English poetry that involved excessive self-pity and the artificial display of emotions. Gradually, it formed a form of English poetry that can be truly called American poetry, rooted in its homeland and spreading to the world, creating a brilliant and prosperous scene. This book selects and translates poems from American poets such as Emerson, Edgar Allan Poe, Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Amy Lowell, and Carl Sandburg, along with their critical analyses.