American Literature
Library of America
American Poetry- 19th Century

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American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century: Volume One: Freneau to Whitman
	Edited by John Hollander  Volume One  Library of America ISBN 0-940450-60-7 Series Number: 66 Product Code: 200669 Price: $ 35.00
John Hollander, editor. This landmark anthology gathers over 1,000 poems by nearly 150 poets to reveal the remarkable beauty and astonishing diversity of the distinctly American tradition of poetry that arose in the 19th century. This first volume extends chronologically from the classical couplets of Philip Freneau to the pioneering free verse of Whitman. Alongside generous selections by Poe, Emerson, Bryant, Longfellow, and Whittier are poems yet to achieve full recognition: mystical sonnets by Jones Very, the Romantic fantasias of Maria Gowen Brooks. Woven throughout are popular ballads, hymns, and songs, like "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear," whose lyrics still echo in our American language. Contains newly researched biographical sketches of each poet, a year by year chronology of poets and poetry, and extensive notes. "There is simply nothing else like it in print." —Helen Vendler, The New Republic

American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century: Volume Two: Melville to Stickney, American Indian Poetry, Folk Songs and Spirituals
	Edited by John Hollander .  Vol. Two  Library of America. ISBN: 0-940450-78-X Series Number: 67 Product Code: 200677 Price: $ 35.00
John Hollander, editor. From the lyrics of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson to folk ballads and moving spirituals, one of our greatest cultural legacies is the distinctly American poetry that arose in the 19th-century United States. This anthology reveals for the first time the full beauty and diversity of that tradition. This second volume extends from the monumental mid-century achievements of Melville and Dickinson to the modernist stirrings of Stephen Crane and E.A. Robinson. Pioneering African-American poets, popular humorists, poems of the Civil War and western migration are here alongside such neglected pleasures as the eloquent lyricism of Emma Lazarus and the exquisite fin de siècle verse of Trumbull Stickney. Special features include American Indian Poetry in 19th-century versions and a rich gathering of folk poetry: railroad and outlaw ballads, dance songs, spirituals, and much more. Contains newly researched biographical sketches of each poet, a chronology of poets and poetry, and extensive notes. "For anyone whose love of poetry is more than a decade deep, this is essential reading."—The Nation

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