America's Greatest Sonneteer

By Elias Hershey Sneath

Book Overview

""America's Greatest Sonneteer"" by E. Hershey Sneath is a biography of the poet, thinker, and philosopher Edgar Allan Poe. The book delves into the life and works of Poe, exploring his upbringing, his struggles with poverty and addiction, and his literary achievements. Sneath examines Poe's contributions to the sonnet form, which he argues established Poe as America's greatest sonneteer. The book also explores Poe's impact on American literature and his enduring legacy. Through extensive research and analysis, Sneath provides a comprehensive portrait of one of America's most influential writers. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe, as well as for those interested in the history of American literature.1928. This book gives a brief biographical sketch of Lloyd Mifflin, and, by an intensive study of his poetry, is specially aimed at the determination of the personal traits of this poet as influencing his verse, together with a brief evaluation of his sonnets. A representative collection of Mifflin's sonnets is included and in all the quotations from his works, the poet's method of indentation has been followed.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162592680
• ISBN13: 9781162592688
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 11.0"