Henry Timrod A Biography

Walter Brian Cisco

ISBN 10: 0838640419 / ISBN 13: 9780838640418

Published by Fairleigh Dickinson U. Press, 2004

About this Item

Near Fine condition book and dustjacket. Green, cloth hardcover with a green dustjacket. No blemishes found. Only marking is the auther's signature right under his printed name on the title page. Dust jacket wrapped. ; 6 1/2" x 9 1/2"; 164 pages; Signed by Author.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Henry Timrod A Biography
• Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson U. Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0838640419
• ISBN 13: 9780838640418
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

This is the first complete and thoroughly researched study of the poet's life. Though often neglected today, South Carolinian Henry Timrod (1828-1867) ranks with Poe and Lanier as the finest of nineteenth-century Southern poets. While much of Timrod's best work was inspired by nature or romance, the coming of secession and war stirred him deeply. It can truly be said that his wartime poetry uniquely reveals the soul of the Confederate South. Longfellow described Timrod's verse as "very powerful & impressive," concluding that his poetry belonged "in every cultivated home in the United States." Whittier looked for the day "when no sectional feeling will interfere with the recognition of his genius." Walter Brian Cisco's authority derives from research in many manuscript collections; the careful examination of letters, newspapers, documents, and other primary sources. Walter Brian Cisco is an independent scholar.

About the Author

Walter Brian Cisco is the author of "States Rights Gist: A South Carolina General of the Civil War", an alternative selection of the History Book Club, and "Taking a Stand: Portraits from the Southern Secession Movement". He lives in Cordova, South Carolina.