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This complete scholarly edition of the poems of Jones Very
(1813-80) provides the requisite materials for a major reappraisal
of his work and standing among the significant figures of American
Transcendentalism. Collecting 862 poems, the volume makes available
for the first time all of Very's known poems, including much
previously unpublished or uncollected material. Very, a New England
Transcendentalist and a protege of Ralph Waldo Emerson, is one of
the underrated American poets of the nineteenth century. Though he
attracted a select audience in his day, serious study of Very's
work in this century has been hampered by the lack of a complete,
convenient, and reliable edition of his poetry. Perhaps even more
discouraging to readers of older collections of Very's poems has
been the puzzling variance in the style and quality of the verse.
This edition, in which the poems are dated and chronologically
arranged, reveals the three stages of Very's poetic development,
out of which the distinctive genius of the second period clearly
emerges. Written under the influence of a powerful
psychological/spiritual experience, the ecstatic utterances of this
period are by turns breathless in their intensity and tranquil in
their serene contentment. This complete edition presents a
critical, unmodernized, clear-text version of each poem, reflecting
as nearly as possible the author's final intention. A textual
introduction outlines editorial procedures and problems, and a
general introduction places Very among his contemporaries,
discusses the mystical experience that transformed his life and
poetry, reviews the major related criticism, and assesses his
poetic achievements. Historical notes and a full textual apparatus
complete the edition.
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Poems; (Hardcover)
Jones Very, William Page Andrews
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such
as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
C O N T E N T S . E S S A Y S . Epic Poetry, . 1 Shakspeare, I - 39
Hamlet, . 83 P O E M S . PTo the Humming Bird, . 107 Eheu fugaces,
Posthume, Posthume, Lahuntur anni, . 109 Lines to a withered leaf
seen on a poets table, . 110 Memory, . 111 .-To the painted
Columbine, 112 To the Fossil Flower, . 114 T o the Canary Bird, 117
a Nature, . 118 . The Tree, . 119 The Strangers Gift, . . 120 Thy
beauty fades, 121 Beauty, . 122 t-The Wind-Flower, . 123, The
Robin, . . . 124, , -The Columbine, . 125 The New Birth, . 1 The
Son, . 127 i l l n Him we live, . 128, noch, . 129 CONTENTS. The
Mornimg Watch, . 130 The Living God, . 131 The Garden, . . 132
L--The Song, 1 33 Love, . . 1 Day 7 135 Night, . . 136 - he Latter
Rain, . 137 The Slave, . . 138 Bread, . 139 The Spirit Land, . .
140 Worship, . 141 The Soldier, . . 142 The Trees of Life, 143 Thc
Spirit, . . 14.44 lJWe Presence, . 145 The Dead, . . 146 I was sick
and in prison, 147 A he Violet, . . 148 The Heart, 149 The Robe, .
. 150 . Life, 151 The War, . . 152 The Grave Yard, . 153 L..-Thy
Brothers Blood, . 1M The Jew, . 155 Faith, . . 156 The Ark, . 157
The Earth, . . 158 The Rose, . 159 Morning, . . 160 Nature, . 161
Change, . 162 The Poor, . 163 The Clay, . . 164 CONTENTS. vii Who
hath ears to hear let him hear, To the pure all things are pure, He
was acquainted with grief, . Ye gave me no meat, The Acorn, The
Rail Road, the Disciple, . Time, . The Call, . The Cottage, . The
Prayer,
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