A Patriotic Anthology

Seaman, Owen. Borrowed Plumes. New York, Henry Holt & Co. , 1907,,
Hardcover, Very Good, no dj, 4 3/4 x 6 3/4, Green cloth boards, impressed gilt design and lettering, top page edge gilt, front hinge endpaper cracked but not broken, corners bumped, a few pages have vertical pencil lines in margins, 204 pages. Owen Seaman (1861-1936) was best known as the editor of the humorous and satirical magazine Punch from 1906 to 1932. Most of his poetry and writing was accordingly in a satiric and parodic vein. John M. Munro, the editor of the anthology English Poetry in Transition: 1880-1920 (Pegasus, 1968) says that during the 1914-1918 war Seaman wrote a "number of verses of a somewhat mindless, patriotic kind, reflecting the optimism and devotion to his native land rather than the stirrings of poetic genius." Elsewhere in the same anthology Munro refers to Seaman's book of poems War Time (1915) as "a mixture of satiric verse and patriotic doggerel.".

[SW: Seaman Owen Satiric Verse Punch Editor Poems English Poetry,]

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Marius, Richard: THE COLUMBIA BOOK OF CIVIL WAR POETRY: FROM WHITMAN TO WALCOTT, New York Columbia University Press 1994
ISBN: 0-231-10002-7 As New

ABOUT THE BOOK The Columbia Book of Civil War Poetry: From Whitman to Walcott ANNOTATION Beautifully assembled by Richard Marius, the poetry here includes classic works by well-known poets, rare period pieces by African-Americans and women, and northern and southern patriotic verse and songs. An eloquent commemoration of the American Civil War. 53 photographs. FROM THE PUBLISHER Including the classics of the genre as well as rare period pieces by African Americans and women, and northern and southern patriotic verse and songs, The Columbia Book of Civil War Poetry paints the background of the conflict and its literature in Richard Marius's renowned prose, with each poem introduced by a compelling vignette. What emerges is an unparalleled pageant of the war in all its power and sentimentality; the anger of its participants and their yearning for peace. SYNOPSIS From Walt Whitman to John Updike, American poets have found inspiration in the tragic events, towering figures, & monumental themes of the Civil War. This unique anthology collects poems from the time of the conflict to the present day. B&W photos. <P> FROM THE CRITICS: Louis P. Masur This eye-opening collection illuminates the literary meanings and memory of the Civil War as well as key aspects of the place in poetry in American popular culture. The Columbia Book of Civil War Poetry is a volume to be dipped into time and again by anyone who cherishes language and history. Library Journal Mingling the verse of the Civil War period with poems written since, this hefty commemorative volume displays the fervor, romanticism, horror, and sentimentality of an era when poets assumed the role of public intellectuals, when moral passion (James Madison Bell's "The pleasing duty still remains/To sing a people from their chains") and sad skepticism (Melville's "All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys") divided the national consciousness. Alongside generous amounts of Whitman, Melville, Whittier, and Dunbar are bombastic anthems, popular songs, and profiles of the famous. Of the modern pieces included, those by Muriel Rukeyser and Jane Kenyon are especially moving. The 53 photographs rarely upstage the poetry, and the editorial notes are informative, if opinionated ("this wretched poem must have been only slightly less painful than the battle itself"). In all, a broad, engaging portrait of a cataclysmic time that continues to haunt the American literacy psyche.-Fred Muratori, Cornell Univ. Lib. School Library Journal YA-A thematic compilation of poetry on the Civil War that includes period pieces, selections from modern poets, works by African Americans, and by men and women from both sides of the conflict. Marius sets the stage in an outstanding introduction with background information on the war, its aftermath, and its literature. He also prefaces each poem with a brief introduction that sets it in its historical perspective. This fascinating study of the Civil War through poetry will be useful for class projects in American history and American literature as well as general browsing.-Carol Clark, R.E. Lee High School, Springfield, VA BookList - Ray Olson It was not his intention, principal editor Marius states, to put only certified masterpieces in this big, impressive anthology of verse inspired by the passions that led up to and the reflections that followed as well as the actual events and personages of the Civil War. Accordingly, popular songs ("Dixie," "Marching through Georgia," "My Maryland," etc.), several strictly occasional poems of less than sterling quality, and semi-anonymous newspaper verses appear alongside genuinely excellent poems. Both poems written at the time of the events they mark and others written long afterward, including quite recent ones (e.g., several of Andrew Hudgins' written in the voice of Confederate veteran and poet Sidney Lanier, whose own work is also represented) appear, and each poem is introduced by an informative and often piquantly opinionated note. Historic photographs illustrate, and Marius' general introduction very Hardcover 8.28x8.27x1.75 in. 2.91 lbs.

[SW: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865, -- Poetry, War poetry, American]

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GOODCHILD, George: England My England - a War Anthology - Poems Inspired By the Present War, Jarrold & Sons 1914
A VERY GOOD Copy

224pp. A VERY SCARCE title. NO SPLITTING to cloth hinges. A couple of light marks to boards & some edgewear to extremities - BRIGHT gilt. Internally CLEAN with some light foxing here and there. NO LOOSE & NO MISSING leaves. A VERY SCARCE anthology published during the first six months of the Great War - battle poems and patriotic verses including Thomas Hardy's "Song of the Soldiers," published in the "Times Literary Supplement" earlier in 1914. This is all pre-Wilfred Owen, Rupert Brooke material. The book is dedicated to English poet William Ernest Henley (1849-1903) whose poem, "England, My England," - thus the title piece. First Edition First Printing Hard Cover 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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E.N. Poetry of our times, Cairo Thoth Bookshop 1943
Eric de Nemes

Crown 8vo, wrappers, title in large red type on cover. Pp 234. "Being a Compilation of Modern Poetry together with some of our Ancestors." Loose slip explaining purpose of anthology. The opening "poem" is a "ballad" in seven drawings, followed by predictable selections from Donne onwards. A patriotic anthology in wartime Cairo in 1943 First

[SW: Poetic anthologies]

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