William Cullen Bryant - Wikipedia
William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 – June 12, 1878) was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. Born in Massachusetts, he started his career as a lawyer but showed an interest in poetry early in his life.
William Cullen Bryant | Poet, Journalist, Nature Lover | Britannica
William Cullen Bryant (born Nov. 3, 1794, Cummington, Mass., U.S.—died June 12, 1878, New York City) was a poet of nature, best remembered for “Thanatopsis,” and editor for 50 years of the New York Evening Post.
William Cullen Bryant | The Poetry Foundation
Poet and editor William Cullen Bryant stood among the most celebrated figures in the frieze of 19th-century America. The fame he won as a poet while in his youth remained with him as he entered his 80s; only Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Ralph Waldo Emerson were his rivals in popularity over the course of his life.
About William Cullen Bryant | Academy of American Poets
William Cullen Bryant, author of "Thanatopsis," was born in Cummington, Massachusetts on November 3, 1794. He is considered an American nature poet and journalist, who wrote poems, essays, and articles that championed the rights of workers and immigrants.
William Cullen Bryant - New World Encyclopedia
William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 - June 12, 1878) was an American poet and newspaper editor who achieved literary fame at age 17, after writing the poem, "Thanatopsis."
Bryant, William Cullen - Encyclopedia.com
May 21, 2018 · William Cullen Bryant. The American poet and newspaper editor William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) helped introduce European romanticism into American poetry. As an editor, he championed liberal causes. He was one of the most influential and popular figures of mid-19th-century America. William Cullen Bryant was born on Nov. 3, 1794, in Cummington ...
Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant - Poems - Academy of …
William Cullen Bryant, author of "Thanatopsis," was born in Cummington, Massachusetts on November 3, 1794. He is considered an American nature poet and journalist, who wrote poems, essays, and articles that championed the rights of workers and immigrants.
William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) - mrlincolnandnewyork.org
“William Cullen Bryant was the leading voice of liberalism,” wrote the authors of A History of New York State. “Bryant preached the liberal cause for over fifty years. He attacked monopolies such as the Second United States Bank, defended the right of workingmen to form unions, and spearheaded the antislavery faction of the Democratic party.
William Cullen Bryant - Virginia Commonwealth University
William Cullen Bryant was our " first American writer of verse to win international acclaim." (Tomlinson, 30) Bryant was considered a child-prodigy, publishing his first poem at age ten and his first book when he was thirteen, a political satire of an embargo policy of Thomas Jefferson.
William Cullen Bryant. - Library of Congress
William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) was an American poet and journalist. Born in western Massachusetts of New England Puritan stock, he practiced law in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, for a short time before achieving literary fame with the publication in 1817 of "Thanatopsis," his best known poem.