DEFINITION
They were the first group of American poets to
rival British poets in either country.
Some feel they were more Victorian than
Romantic; however, today they are noted for
their scholarship, political sensibilities, and
the resilience of their themes.
What does it mean when it is
said they were more Victorian
than Romantic?
BASIC INFORMATION CONT.
In general, these poets preferred conventional
forms over experimentation, and this attention
to rhyme and strict metrical cadences made
their work popular for memorization and
recitation in classrooms and homes.
MORE. . .
They are most remembered for their longer
narrative poems (Longfellow's Evangeline and
Hiawatha, Whittier's Snow-bound) that
frequently used American legends and scenes
of American home life and contemporary
politics (as in Holmes's "Old Ironsides" and
Lowell's anti-slavery poems) as their subject
matter.
SOME OF THE FIRESIDE POETS
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
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We will be reading :
“Thanatopsis” in workbook
on pages 72-78.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
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We will be reading :
“The Tide Rises, The Tide
Falls” Workbook page 79.
“ A Psalm of Life” on text
page 344.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL
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We will be reading :
“Stanzas on Freedom”
located on text page 575.
EMILY DICKINSON
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We will be reading :
“Success is Counted
Sweetest” on text page
753.
“ Because I Could Not Stop
for Death” on text page 759
and workbook pages 149151.
WALT WHITMAN
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We will be reading :
“I Hear America Singing” on
text page 397.
“ from Song of Myself” on
text page 400.
WORKS CITED
Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
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