To a Waterfowl 致水鸟

and a devout supporter of Lincoln,
? Bryant and his family moved to a new home when he was two years old. His father Dr.
although he wished Lincoln was more radical on abolition.
Peter Bryant was active in politics
? Bryant had a huge influence in
?
Bryant developed an in life. Influenced
interest in poetry early by his father, he imitated
was ready to demand serious attention. He
Bryant High School for short.The
was the first American to gain the stature of a major poet
William Cullen Bryant Homestead, his boyhood home, is now a museum.
American literature.In 1884, New York City's Reservoir Square was renamed Bryant Park in his honor. The city later
the writing style of Alexander Pope and
William Cullen Bryant
1794-1878 The American Wordsworth
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Brief Introduction of William Cullen Bryant
? William Cullen Bryant was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post
celebration
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Major Works
? The finest of Bryant's poems were written in his youth.In 1821, first collection Poems appeared in Boston, consisting of eight of his poems, such as his most famous poems “To a Waterfowl”, “Thanatopsis” and “The Yellow Violet”, thereafter established his position in the history of American literature.
? Byrant supported such causes as free speech, freetrade,and the abolitiono f slavery. Bryant's abhorrence of slavery made him a fervent Republican
? Bryant was born on November 3, 1794.
? In 1825, Bryant went to New York, the literary capital of the per and served as assistant editor of the New York Evening Post, a
position providing more opportunities for him to display his dyna force in American cultural and political life
literature and public causes
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contribution
? Bryant was the first American national poet ? He provided what the nation needed at a time
of national self-consciousness ? He made American subjects worthy of
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Brief Introduction of William Cullen Bryant
? William Cullen Bryant is one of America's earliest naturalist poets.
? The theme of his poems are:
? The beauty and harmony of nature as a source of solace, joy, and escape. ? The dignity of humanity ? The scaredness of human freedom ? The power and beneficence of God
named a public high school in Long
other Neo-Classic British poets.
Island City, Queens in his honor, the
? Bryant demonstrated that American poetry
William Cullen Bryant High School, or
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Career
? In 1815 Bryant passed his bar exam and became a lawyer. Later his law practice became successful
? After 1821,his public life became popular as a lecturer and poet well as a lawyer
? The year 1829
saw that Bryant became editor in chief of the
paper, one of the first great national newspaper in America, and
from this time onward he grew to ba a dominant leader in America